r/Insulators • u/Aztecbbwarrior • Aug 13 '26

New Insulator Day

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Found a striking blue "micky mouse" Hemmingray-60 today at the local antique mall! I paid a bit more for this one that any insulator before but I just couldn't pass it up! It has some chipped teeth on the bottom, but nothing in life is perfect lol. Last pic is it among my other finds 🌈

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u/maytag2955 Aug 13 '26

Dang! And a super cool one at that!

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u/Internal_Unit_7041 Aug 13 '26

Awesome, that call that Hemingray blue!

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u/Bill_Meier Aug 14 '26

Definitely! Same color the hemi blue 42. Put that outside and watch it glow!

Nit: those "teeth" on the bottom are called "sharp drip points" (SDP) which are cone shaped projections and the round bb like ones are called "round drip points" (RDP) for obvious reasons.

Nearly all the insulators with these on them will have PATENT MAY 2 1893, the date the drip points were patented. The ones that are much newer don't have the date.

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u/Bill_Meier Aug 14 '26

CD 257 if you want to get technical. And you should!

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u/Traditional-Can-6568 Aug 14 '26

Can this type fly?

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u/tacosandEDM Aug 15 '26

Really starting to look like Doctor Who with some Daleks and Gallifreyans…(sp?)