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Of the 40 insulator styles shown above, the following 74 embossings match your search criteria:

Design ID
Primary EmbossingThe Primary Embossing is typically found on the front of the insulator and usually identifies either the manufacturer (such as "Hemingray") or the company that the insulator was made for (such as "AM.TEL.&TEL.CO.")

Insulators with No Name or No Embossing are denoted as such.
EINThe Embossing Index Number (EIN) is a unique number assigned by the collecting hobby to each distinct embossing for an insulator design. It is normally shown in brackets, e.g. [050].
EmbossingMost common terms:
(F-Skirt): Front Skirt
(R-Skirt): Rear Skirt
/: New line of embossing
{}: Special note (not embossed on the insulator)
[#]: Represents a number

Other terms:
{MLOB}: Mold Line Over Base
(F-Crown): Front Crown
(R-Crown): Rear Crown
(F-Umbrella): Front Umbrella
(R-Umbrella): Rear Umbrella
BaseThe base is the bottom of the insulator. Hemingray made 4 different types of bases:

1. SDP: Sharp Drip Points
2. RDP: Round Drip Points
3. CB: Corrugated Base
4. SB: Smooth Base
Year AddedThis is the year that this embossing was officially recognized and added to the McDougald (1991-2008) or Briel (2011-present) insulator price guides. It is not necessarily the year this embossing was discovered.
Photo
Status = In my collection

If the value in this column says WANTED, then that specific insulator is on my wanted list! If you have that insulator and would like to sell it, click on the WANTED link to submit photos and contact me.
CD 100.2SURGE [020] (F-Skirt) SURGE (R-Skirt) BABSON BROS.CO. {1/2" pinhole} RDP 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($1000 Reward)
CD 102.1HEMINGRAY [020] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY / №14 {'o' is solid} {Previously CD 102} SB 2019 No Photo-
CD 106HEMINGRAY [035] (Dome) [Solid raised circle] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/№ 9 (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893 SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 106HEMINGRAY [085] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. RDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 106HEMINGRAY [105] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) № 9 (R-Skirt inside) [Vertical bar] SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 106HEMINGRAY [142] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-9 {'GRA'/'RAY'} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[# and dots] RDP 2019 No Photo
CD 106HEMINGRAY [225] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/MADE IN U.S.A. {Missing left leg of 'M'} (R-Skirt) № 9 SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 106HEMINGRAY [254] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/Nº 9 {No line under 'º' and '9' looks like an upside down 'G'} (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893
Note: This embossing was added in 2019 and removed from the 2023 price guide as it was consolidated with the [253] embossing.
SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 106HEMINGRAY [257] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY {'HE'/'PA'}/№9 (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893 SDP 2019 No Photo
CD 106HEMINGRAY [285] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/№ 9 (R-Skirt) PATENT {Missing left leg of 'N'}/MAY 2 1893 SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 113HEMINGRAY [065] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-12 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. {'N' is engraved over a sideways 'N'} RDP 2019 No Photo
CD 113HEMINGRAY [075] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-12 {'H'/'E'} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. RDP 2019 No Photo
CD 113HEMINGRAY [112] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/HE № 12 {Note extra 'HE'} /['№' over upside down '№'] (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893 SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 115HEMINGRAY [042] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY [Vertical bar on inside of front skirt] (R-Skirt) PATENTED/MAY 2 1893 SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 115HEMINGRAY [062] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-10 (R-Skirt) MAD IN U.S.A. {Note spelling} SDP 2019 No Photo
CD 115HEMINGRAY [065] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-10 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S. {'A.' is missing} SDP 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($75 Reward)
CD 118NO EMBOSSING [020] [No embossing] {Outside of skirt is threaded -- without a copper sheath} {Hemingray product} SB 2019 Photo
CD 120PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 [012] (Dome) [Circle] / C (F-Skirt) PATENT / DEC. 19. 1871 (R-Skirt) 5
Note: I discovered this embossing in 2013; first listed 2019.
SB 2019 Photo
CD 120PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 [017] (Dome) A (F-Crown) PAT. DEC. 19. 1871 (R-Crown) 5 (R-Skirt) B
Note: I discovered this embossing in 2012; first listed 2019.
SB 2019 Photo
CD 121HEMINGRAY [091] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY [Vertical bar on inside of front skirt] (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893 SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 121.4A.U. [050] (F-Crown) PATENT/DEC. 19. 1871 (F-Skirt) A.U. {Missing bar in 'A'} (R-Skirt) ['E'] SB 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($50 Reward)
CD 122HEMINGRAY [042] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-16 {'A'/'Y'} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 122HEMINGRAY [046] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-16 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. {'S'/'S'} RDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 124HEMINGRAY [087] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/№ 4 (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893 {'9'/'6'} SDP 2019 No Photo
CD 124PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 [015] (Dome) A (F-Crown) PAT.DEC. 19. 1871 (F-Skirt) 4 (R-Skirt) A SB 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($50 Reward)
CD 125W.U. [025] (F-Skirt) W.U./5 (R-Skirt) PATENT/DEC. 19. 1871 {'DEC'/'PAT'} SB 2019 No Photo
CD 125W.U. [055] (F-Skirt) W.U./5/PATENT/MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PATENT/DEC. 19. 1871 {Wide dome} SDP 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($250 Reward)
CD 126.4W.E.MFG.CO. [080] (F-Crown) W.E.MFG.OC. {Note spelling} (F-Skirt) PATENT/DEC. 19. 1871 (R-Crown) W.U. (R-Skirt) J SB 2019 No Photo
CD 128HEMINGRAY [015] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY_CS / Owens-Illinois logo (R-Skirt) E_14B {There is no threading in the glass and a brass bushing with 5/16" machine threads is molded in} SB 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($500 Reward)
CD 128HEMINGRAY [042] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/[# and dots] (R-Skirt) C S A {No periods} SB 2019 No Photo
CD 128HEMINGRAY [075] (F-Skirt) [Vertical bar]/HEMINGRAY/[#] (R-Skirt) [Vertical bar]/C.S.O. {A square top brass bushing molded into the pinhole} SB 2019 No Photo
CD 132PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 [009] (F-Crown) PAT.DEC.19.1871 (R-Crown) 2 (R-Skirt) B SB 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($50 Reward)
CD 132PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 [035] (F-Crown) PATENT/DEC. 19. 1871 (R-Crown) 2 {MLOB} SB 2019 No Photo
CD 133.4PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 [050] (F-Crown) PATENT/DEC. 19. 1871 {Missing middle bar in 'E'} (R-Crown) 3 SB 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($40 Reward)
CD 142HEMINGRAY [010] (F-Skirt) [# and dots]/HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) W.U.T.CO./TS-2 {Inside of skirt is threaded}
Note: This EIN was reused in the 2019 price guide; not to be confused with the original EIN [010] which was removed in the 2003 price guide.
RDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 142.4NO EMBOSSING [005] [No embossing] {Hemingray product} RDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 142.4NO NAME [005] (F-Skirt) TS 3 {Backwards 'S'} {Hemingray product} RDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 145H.G.CO. [042] (Dome) H (F-Skirt) ['[Vertical bar]' blotted out]/H.G.CO. SB 2019 No Photo-
CD 145H.G.CO. [047] (Dome) [Letter] (F-Skirt) H G CO {No periods} (R-Skirt) PETTICOAI/[Letter] {Note spelling} SB 2019 No Photo-
CD 145H.G.CO. [048] (Dome) [Letter] (F-Skirt) H G CO {No periods} (R-Skirt) PLTTICOAI/[Letter] {Note spelling} SB 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($50 Reward)
CD 145HEMINGRAY [005] (Dome) H (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) ['H.G.CO.' blotted out] SB 2019 No Photo
CD 145HEMINGRAY [086] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-21 {'NGRA'/'GRAY'} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A.
Note: The embossing was originally "HEMIGRAY", but they corrected it.
RDP 2019 No Photo
CD 145HEMINGRAY [088] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-21 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. {'A'/'S' in 'U.S.A.'} SDP 2019 No Photo
CD 147HEMINGRAY [016] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907. {'C'/'G'} SB 2019 No Photo
CD 151H.G.CO. [075] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO. [Blotout under 'H.G.CO.'] (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SB 2019 No Photo-
CD 152HEMINGRAY [082] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/№ [Backwards '40'] 40 {A faint [Backwards 40] between '№' and '40'} (R-Skirt) PATENTED/MAY 2 1893 SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 154HEMINGRAY [075] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-42 {'NG'/'GR'} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. RDP 2019 No Photo
CD 154HEMINGRAY [148] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-42 {'2' is backwards and double-struck} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. RDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 155HEMINGRAY [005] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY 45 {No '-' nor space for it} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[# and dots] SB 2019 No Photo-
CD 155HEMINGRAY [046] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-45 (R-Skirt) MADE IN O.S.A./[# and dots] {'O' instead of 'U' in 'U.S.A.'} CB 2019 No Photo-
CD 163HEMINGRAY [020] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-19 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[# and dots]
Note: There is at least one specimen known with a date code of 1948 (see photo). This is an oddity, since Hemingray stopped making insulators with SDP (Sharp Drip Points) nearly 30 years earlier in the 1920s.
SDP 2019 No Photo-
CD 164HEMINGRAY [066] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY – 20 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. {Note both 'E's are missing middle bar}
Note: I discovered this embossing in 2007; first listed in 2019 price guide.
SB 2019 No Photo
CD 168HEMINGRAY [057] (F-Skirt) [# and dots]/HEMINGRAY/MADE IN U.S.A. (R-Skirt) D-510 {A square top brass bushing molded into the pinhole} SB 2019 No Photo-
CD 168HEMINGRAY [091] (F-Skirt) [# and dots]/HEMINGRAY/MADE IN U.S.A. (R-Skirt) REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./LOWEX/D-510 CB 2019 No Photo-
CD 168HEMINGRAY [111] (F-Skirt) [# and dots]/HEMINGRAY/MADE IN U.S.A. {Missing bar in 'A' of 'MADE'} (R-Skirt) [#]/D-510 SB 2019 No Photo-
CD 183HEMINGRAY [080] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-71/['LOWEX' blotted out] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[# and dots] SB 2019 No Photo
CD 196H.G.CO. [045] (F-Skirt) № 51 {'N'/'[Backwards N]' and '1'/'[Backwards N]'}/H.G.CO. (R-Skirt) PAT.MAY 2 1893 {'3'/'3'} SDP 2019 No Photo
CD 202HEMINGRAY [004] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY 53/MADE IN U.S.A./[Blot out] (R-Skirt) PATENTED/MAY 2 1893
Note: My specimen has "№53" blotted out.
SDP 2019 No Photo
CD 238.1HEMINGRAY [030] (F-Skirt) [#]/HEMINGRAY/MADE IN U.S.A. (R-Skirt) [#]/D-514 {A square top brass bushing molded into the pinhole}
Note: Mine has a mold number "5" on the rear skirt.
SB 2019 No Photo
CD 251HEMINGRAY [035] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-61 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[# and dots] RDP 2019 No Photo
CD 251HEMINGRAY [055] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-61/[# and dots] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[#] CB 2019 No Photo-
CD 251HEMINGRAY [062] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-61/[# blotted out] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[# and dots] CB 2019 No Photo
CD 252HEMINGRAY [086] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-62/[#] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. SB 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($30 Reward)
CD 252HEMINGRAY [277] (F-Skirt) S/HEMINGRAY - 62/[# and dots] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[#] SB 2019 No Photo
CD 257HEMINGRAY [215] (F-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. / HEMINGRAY / №60 (R-Skirt) PATENT / JUNE 17 1890 MAY 2 1893 SDP 2019 No Photo
CD 257HEMINGRAY [245] (F-Skirt) № 60-A/HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./['PATENT' blotted out]/JUNE 17 1893 MAY 2 1893 {Note 'JUNE 17 1893' date} {Wide saddle groove} SDP 2019 No Photo
CD 1030NO EMBOSSING [005] [No embossing] {Double hex nut in base; round hole} {Hemingray product} SB 2019 No PhotoMOST WANTED
($800 Reward)
CD 1032OWENS-ILLINOIS [020] (F-Skirt) Owens-Illinois logo / [# and dots] (R-Skirt) IN-56 {Without lag screw in base} SB 2019 No Photo
CD 1052NO NAME [015] (F-Below wire groove) D_518.4 (R-Below wire groove) MADE IN U.S.A. {'N'/'4'} {Hemingray product}
Note: More mold numbers have been found with this embossing; this will be corrected in a future edition of the price guide.
SB 2019 No Photo
CD 1058NO EMBOSSING [010] [No Embossing] SB 2019 No PhotoMOST WANTED
($500 Reward)
CD 1070HEMINGRAY [025] (F-Umbrella) HEMINGRAY-109 / [#] (R-Umbrella) MADE IN U.S.A. SB 2019 No Photo
CD 1070NO EMBOSSING [010] [No Embossing] SB 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($100 Reward)
CD 1085E.S.G.CO. [020] (Inside of base) THE E.S.G./& CO. {May vary substantially in height} {Previously listed as CD 1080}
Note: This embossing was moved to CD 1085 in the 2019 price guide, and the embossing was corrected to add "THE" and a line break "/".
SB 2019 No Photo
CD 1085S.B.T.&T.CO. [015] (F-Below wire groove) S.B.T.& T.C {No 'o.' after 'C'} {Wire groove is smaller and higher up} {May vary substantially in height} SB 2019 No PhotoWANTED
($100 Reward)