1995 National Show Displays

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Kevin Lawless & Joe Maurath Jr. organized one of the highlights of the show.  A a combined display of glass insulators from New England that filled the Dutchess Room connected to the show hall.  This was the most extensive collection of Boston area glass ever assembled in one place!  In addition to the insulators shown here there was a display case from the Sandwich Glass Museum with a sample of their product, a great selection of New England Glass Manufacturing Co. Items and colored CD 140 Jumbos.

A nice assortment of insulators made with the James Pennycuick threading patent.  These include many unmarked pieces as well as C.E.L.Co., PETTINGILL ANDREWS, and others.  Link to the Pennycuick patent

 

Thompson-Houston Electric Co. marked insulators, Oakman insulators, Standard Insulator Co., City Fire Alarm, Fall River Police Signal, as well as the rare Lawrence Gray marked insulator.

Top two rows:  Marked CD 134 Pennycuick patent styles

Next two rows: Unmarked Pennycuick styles of various CDs

Bottom Row:    Burbrook style CD 149 insulators

  Link to the Pennycuick patent

American and National Insulator Company pieces

 

Great colors of American Insulator Co. Items

 

Boston Bottle Works

 

Sandwich Glass Company lightning rod and threadless insulators.  Also Boston Bottle works threadless.

A rare collection of Bennington porcelain threadless along with iron clad ramshorns, Glass blocks, etc.

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