Glass Insulator Markings

Markings (Country)
Meaning of markings

Logo
If applicable


 

A.A. (Mexico)
Unknown

A.A. Logo

A.G.E.E. (Australian)
Australian Glass

No Logo
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A.G.M. (Australian)
Australian Glass Manufacture

No Logo
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A.T.& T.CO. (USA)
American Telephone & Telegraph

No Logo
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A.U. (USA)
American Union

No Logo
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AM.INSULATOR CO. (USA)
American Insulator Company

No Logo
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AM.TEL.& TEL.CO. (USA)
American Telephone & Telegraph Company

No Logo
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ARMSTRONG (USA)

Armstrong Logo

AYALA (Mexico)
Unknown

AYALA Logo

 

BARCLAY (USA)

No Logo
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B & O (USA)
Baltimore & Ohio

No Logo
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B.C.DRIP (Canada)
Unknown, Maybe British Columbia?

No Logo
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B.E.L.CO. (USA)
Unknown

No Logo
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BEAL'S (USA)

No Logo
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B.F.G.CO. (USA)
Beaver Falls Glass Company

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B.G.M.CO. (USA)
Baltimore Glass Manufacturing Company

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BIRMINGHAM (USA)

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Borgo (Italy)

No Logo
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BOSTON BOTTLE WORKS (USA)

No Logo
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B.T.C. (Canada)
Bell Telephone Company

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B (USA)
BROOKFIELD (USA)
Brookfield

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BROOKE'S (USA)

No Logo
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BUZBY (USA)

No Logo
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C.& P.TEL.CO. (USA)
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company

No Logo
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C.C.G. (Australian)
Crown Crystal Glass Company Ltd.

No Logo
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C.D.& P.TEL.CO. (USA)
Central District & Printing Telegraph Company

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C.E.L.CO. (USA)
Cambridge Electric Light Company

No Logo
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C.E.W. (USA)
CAL.ELEC.WORKS (USA)
California Electric Works

No Logo
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C.G.I.CO. (USA)
California Glass Insulator Company

No Logo
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C.N.R. (Canada)
Canadian Northern Railway

No Logo
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C.P.R. (Canada)
CANADIAN PACIFIC RY.CO. (Canada)
Canadian Pacific Railway

No Logo
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CABLE (USA)

No Logo
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CALIFORNIA (USA)

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CANADA (Canada)

No Logo
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CHAMBERS (USA)

No Logo
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CHESTER (USA)

No Logo
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CHICAGO INSULATING CO. (USA)
Chicago Insulating Company

No Logo
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CIA COMERCIAL (Mexico)
Compania Comercial
(Commercial company)

No Logo
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CIA TELEFONICA (Mexico)
Compania Telefonica
(Telephone company)

No Logo
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CIN COM (Cuba)
Unknown

No Logo
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CITY FIRE ALARM (USA)

No Logo
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CLIMAX (USA)

No Logo
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COLUMBIA (USA)

No Logo
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COMBINATION SAFETY (USA)

No Logo
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CONVERSE (USA)

No Logo
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CRIMSA (Mexico)

No Logo
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CRISA (Mexico)

No Logo
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CRISOL TEXCOCO (Mexico)

Logo
Photo Wanted!


CROWN (USA)

No Logo
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CTC (Mexico)
Unknown

No Logo
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D.T.CO. (Canada)
Dominion Telegraph Company

No Logo
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DERF (Mexico)
DERFLINGHER (Mexico)
Derflingher

No Logo
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DIAMOND <> (Canada)

Diamond Logo

DIAMOND P (USA)

Diamond P

DOMINION (Canada)

Dominion Logo

DRY SPOT INSULATOR (USA)

No Logo
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DUPONT (Canada)

No Logo
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DUQUESNE (USA)

No Logo
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DWIGHT (Canada)

No Logo
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E.C.& M.CO. (USA)
Electrical Construction & Maintenance Company

No Logo
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E.D.R. (Canada)
Edmonton Dunvegan Railway

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E.L.CO. (USA)
Edwin Lewis Company

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E.N. TEL. Co. (Agrentina)
State Telephone Company

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E.R. (USA)
Erie Railway

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E.R.W. (USA)
Erie Railway Western

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E.S.A. (Spain)
Esperanza S. A.

No Logo
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E.S.B.CO. (USA)
Electric Storage Battery Company.

No Logo
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E.S.S.CO. (USA)
Electrical Service & Supply Company

No Logo
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EIV (France)
Europeenne d' Isolateurs en Verre
(European Insulators made out of Glass)

No Logo
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ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO. (USA)
Electrical Supply Company

No Logo
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EMMINGER'S (USA)

No Logo
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ERICSSON (Mexico)

No Logo
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FALL RIVER (USA)

No Logo
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F.F.C.C.N.DE M. (Mexico)
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
(National railroads of Mexico)

No Logo
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FISHER (USA)
Frank E Fisher

No Logo
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FIDENZA (Italy)

Manufacture Embossings:
2205 means 2 two shells
2 two parts
05 rating 5 kV  (previous numbering system)

6205 means 6 series 6000 (early '60s)
2 two parts
05 rating 5 kV
 
low voltage 6118  6 means series 6000
1 bell type
18 cat. number

UNEL: unificazione elettrotecnica

No Logo
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FLOY (USA)

No Logo
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FOSTER (USA)

No Logo
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FLUID INSULATOR (USA)

No Logo
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FT.W.E.CO. (USA)
Fort Wayne Electric Company

No Logo
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G.E.CO. (USA)
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (USA)
General Electric Company

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G.N.R. (Canada)
Great Northern Railway

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G.N.W.TEL.CO. (Canada)
GREAT NORTHWESTERN (Canada)
Great Northwestern Telegraph Company

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G.P.R. (Canada)
Great Pacific Railway

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G.T.P.TEL.CO. (Canada)
Grand Trunk Pacific Telegraph Company

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GAYNER (USA)
Gayner Glass Works

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GOOD (USA)
Robert Good, Jr

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GREELEY (USA)
E. S. Greeley & Co

No Logo
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GREGORY (USA)
Ferdinand W Gregory

No Logo
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HAMILTON (Canada)
Hamilton Glass Works

No Logo
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HARLOE (USA)
HAWLEY (USA)
Harloe Insulator Company

Harloe Logo

H.B.R. (Canada)
Hudson Bay Railway

No Logo
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H.G.CO. (USA)
HEMINGRAY
Hemingray Glass Company

No Logo
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H.G.W. (USA)
Houston Glass Works

No Logo
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HUTA (Poland)
Huta
(Glass Mill)

No Logo
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JEFFREY MFG.CO. (USA)
Jeffrey Manufacturing Company

No Logo
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JOHNSON & WATSON (USA)

No Logo
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JUMBO (USA)

No Logo
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K (USA)
Unknown

No Logo
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K.C.G.W. (USA)
King City Glass Works

No Logo
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KERR (USA)
Kerr Glass Manufacturing

No Logo
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KIMBLE (USA)
Kimble (Hemingray made)

No Logo
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KNOWLES (USA)
C. S. Knowles

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L.G.T.& CO. (USA)
Luther G. Tillotson Company

No Logo
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LAWRENCE GRAY (USA)
Lawrence B. Gray

No Logo
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LEWIS (USA)
Slater Lewis

No Logo
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L'ELECTRO VERRE (France)
(Electrical Glass)

No Logo
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LIQUID INSULATOR (USA)

No Logo
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LOCKE (USA)
Fred M. Locke

No Logo
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LOWEX (USA)
Low Expansion--Low Expense
(Hemingray Trade Name)

No Logo
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LYNCHBURG (USA)
Lynchburg Glass Works

Lynchburg Logo

 

MANHATTAN (USA)
Manhattan Electrical Supply

No Logo
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MAYDWELL (USA)
Maydwell Glass Co

No Logo
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MCLAUGHLIN (USA)
William McLaughlin Glass Company

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MCKEE & CO. (USA)
McKee & Company

No Logo
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MEHR (Iran)
Mehr Glass Factory

Mehr Logo

MERSHON (USA)
R.D. Mershon

No Logo
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M.& E.CO. (USA)
Mayer & Englund Company

No Logo
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MINCOM (Cuba)
(Unknown)

No Logo
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MINE INSULATOR (USA)
(Hemingray Product)

No Logo
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MIVA (Italy)
Manifattura Isolatori Vetro Acqui
(Acqui Glass Insulators Factory)


Manufacture Embossings:
Acoui:
The town in Italy where the Insulators where made
AT: Alta Tensione (High voltage)
BT: Bassa Tensione (low voltage)
CA: Cavo in Alluminio (Cable in Aluminum)
FS: Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian State Railroad Co.)
MT: Media Tensione (medium voltage)
M: (Unknown)
S: (Unknown)
T: (Unknown)
UNES: UNione ESercizi elettrici (old private electric co.)
V: (Unknown)
1xx, 2xx, 3xx series: Seen on Multi Parts, the fist Number is how many parts. for the 1xx it is shaped like a Multipart but is a Unipart (Example the MIVA 1212)

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MONTREAL (Canada)
M.T.CO. (Canada)
Montreal Telegraph Company

No Logo
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M.T.CO. (Canada)
Montreal Telegraph Company

No Logo
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N DE M (Mexico)
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
(National Railways of Mexico)

No Logo
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N.A.T.Co. (USA)
North American Telegraph Company

No Logo
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N.E.G.M.CO. (USA)
NEW ENG.TEL.& TEL.CO. (USA)
New England Glass Manufacturing Company

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N.W.& B.I.T.CO. (Canada)
New Westminster & Burrard Inlet Telephone Company

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N.Y.& E.R.R. (USA)
New York & Erie Railroad

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NATIONAL BATTERY CO. (USA)
National Battery Company

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NATIONAL INSULATOR CO. (USA)
National Insulator Company

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OAKMAN MFG.CO. (USA)
Oakman Manufacturing Company

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O.V.G.CO. (USA)
Ohio Valley Glass Company

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OWENS ILLINOIS (USA)
Owens Illinois

Owens Illinois Logo

 

PAISLEY (USA)
PAISLEY

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PETTINGELL ANDREWS (USA)
PETTINGELL ANDREWS

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POSTAL (USA)
POSTAL Telegraph Company

No Logo
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P. & T. ERITREA (Ethiopia)
(Unknown)

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P & W (USA)
Pittsburgh & Western Railway Company

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P.F.C. (France)
Anciens Etablissements Parvillee Freres & Cie.

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P.L.W. (USA)
Pennsylvania Lines West

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P.R.R. (USA)
Pennsylvania Railroad

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P.S.S.A. (Mexico)
Patricio Sordo Sociedad Ananimo

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PYREX (USA)
PYREX

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RUIZ (Mexico)
J.J. RUIZ Y HNOS

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R.Y.T. (Mexico)
(Unknown)

RYT Logo

 

S.A.F.N.V. (Uruguay)
Sociedad Anonima Fabrica Nacional de Vidrio

No Logo
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SANTA ANA (USA)
SANTA ANA California
(MFG marking of California glass Co)

No Logo
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S.B.T.& T.CO. (USA)
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company

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SEILERS (USA)
Paul SEILERS Patent

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S.F. (USA)
(Unknown)

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S.S.& CO. (USA)
Shay, Stephens & Company

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SO EX CO (USA)
Southern Express Company

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SO.MASS.TEL.CO. (USA)
Southern Massachusetts Telephone Company

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STANDARD GLASS INSULATOR CO. (USA)
Standard Glass Insulator Company

No Logo
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STAR (USA)
(Unknown)

Star Logo

STERLING (USA)
Sterling Glass Co

Sterling Logo

SURGE (USA)
SURGE
(Babson Brothers of Chicago)

No Logo
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