For many antiques collectors, insulators hold little appeal. You know, they're those little inverted cups of thick glass that went from requisite to relic in just a few decades. They're not warm and ...

They're colorful, connected to history and have an enthusiastic following. Insulators that once stood atop poles allowing people to communicate before the Civil War to those that helped extend ...

NISSWA — The North Western Insulator Club preparing to have its 12th annual Swap Meet and Sale Saturday, Aug. 28, in Nisswa. Karen Yennie, who hosts the swap meet with her husband Colin at 1126 Ebert ...

Bill Burger remembers the day he fell in love with glass insulators. It was in the late ’60s. Burger was 4 when his brother came home from kindergarten with a tale about an amazing object a classmate ...

The glass glows in lit cases lining the walls of Bernard Warren's Hillside home. At first glance, the neat, colorful lines of peculiar shapes seem to be some kind of grand art installation. But, in ...

The Western Reserve Insulator Club will showcase antique telegraph and electrical insulators at its 19th annual show April 6 in West Leechburg. The free public show will take place at the West ...

While working as a telegraph operator for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in Victor, Fred Locke didn't always receive messages during wet weather. Complaints were lodged, and his bosses ...