Recreation, Collecting, Insulators - Insulator Gurls at Large. Follow the odyssey of two Canadian insulator collectors, who refuse to take themselves seriously.
Information on the hobby of collecting insulators and related collectibles. Contents include pictures of insulators, history of companies, patents, where to find insulators, manufacturing details, insulator terminology, books on the subject, and background on the hobby.
Glass Insulators were first produced in the 1850's for use with telegraph lines. As technology developed insulators were needed for telephone lines, electric power lines, and other applications. In the mid 1960's a few people began collecting these glass and porcelain insulators. Today there are over 2000 collectors, and insulator clubs, national shows, and good reference books are available.
A resource for Fenton Art Glass collectors. Contains a What's New? section, various articles by collectors, online supplements and selected catalog pages, a QVC Fenton database, links to dealers other glass resources, links to a Fenton Chat Board, many features.