Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1900

Date Range To

1930

Materials

CERAMIC, GLASS

No. Pieces

20

Description

1. 8.7CM (H) X 5.2CM (D). LIGHT BLUE TINTED GLASS INSULATOR. THREADED, WITH SLIGHTLY FLARED SKIRT AND ROUNDED HEAD. VERTICAL LINE AND DIAMOND SHAPE EMBOSSED ON SIDE. BOTTOM CHIPPED CONSIDERABLY. 2. 9.5CM (H) X 6.2CM (D). LIGHT BLUE TINTED GLASS INSULATOR. SAME STYLE AS .1 BUT WITH RAISED RIDGE BELOW HEAD. EMBOSSED "B.I.C. CANADA". BUBBLES AND FLAWS THROUGHOUT GLASS. 3. 10CM (H) X 7CM (D). GREEN-BLUE TINTED GLASS INSULATOR. FLARED SKIRT WITH BEADED RIM. TWO RAISED RIDGES AROUND TOP CIRCUMFERENCE, WITH ROUNDED HEAD. THREADED. EMBOSSED "HEMINGRAY-16 MADE IN U.S.A.". 4. 9.7CM (H) X 6.5CM (D). BLUE TINTED GLASS INSULATOR, SAME AS .3, BUT WITH SLIGHTLY LESS FLARED SKIRT. EMBOSSED "HEMINGRAY NO.16". 5. 9.5CM (H) X 5.6CM (D). BLUE TINTED GLASS INSULATOR, SAME STYLE AS .3, BUT SMALLER. EMBOSSED "HEMINGRAY - 9 MADE IN U.S.A.". SMALL CHIP IN LOWER RIM. 6. 9CM (H) X 5.6CM (D). GREEN TINTED GLASS INSULATOR. BEADED RIM, WITH TWO RAISED RIDGES AROUND TOP CIRCUMFERENCE. EMBOSSED "HEMINGRAY NO.9 PATENTED MAY 2 1898". THREADED; ROUNDED HEAD. 7. 9CM (H) X 6CM (D). GREEN TINTED GLASS INSULATOR. RECESSED AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE, BELOW ROUNDED HEAD. EMBOSSED "BROOKFIELD". SMALL CHIPS IN LOWER END. 8. 9.3CM (H) X 5.7CM (D). LIGHT GREEN TINTED GLASS INSULATOR WITH BEADED RIM AND TWO RAISED RIDGES AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE BELOW ROUNDED HEAD. EMBOSSED "DOMINION - 9", WITH DIAMOND ON BACK. ONE BEAD ON BOTTOM CHIPPED. 9. 9CM (H) X 5.6CM (D). CLEAR GLASS INSULATOR, SAME STYLE AS .8, BUT EMBOSSED "HEMINGRAY-9 MADE IN U.S.A. 6B-O:". 10. 9.8CM (H) X 6.5CM (D). CLEAR GLASS INSULATOR, WITH STRAIGHT SKIRT AND RECESSED RIDGE BELOW ROUNDED HEAD. EMBOSSED "HEMINGRAY 33-47 C.S.C.". METAL FERRULE REMAINS IN THREADED PORTION. 11. 10CM (H) X 8.4CM (D). CLEAR GLASS INSULATOR, WITH FLARED SKIRT. TWO RAISED RINGS AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE, WITH SLIGHTLY ROUNDED TOP. EMBOSSED "HEMINGRAY-56 MADE IN U.S.A. 18-57:". THREADED. SLIGHT GREEN TINT TO GLASS. 12. 10CM (H) X 8.2CM (D). IDENTICAL TO .11, BUT EMBOSSED "ARMSTRONG T.W. MADE IN U.S.A. 60.10". NO GREEN TINT. 13. 10.5CM (H) X 6.6CM (D). CLEAR GLASS INSULATOR, WITH STRAIGHT SKIRT. RECESSED RIDGE BELOW ROUNDED HEAD. THREADED, WITH METAL FERRULE REMAINING. EMBOSSED "PYROX T.M.REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. MADE IN U.S.A. PAT. APPD. FOR MS". 14. 10.5CM (H) X 6.5CM (D). CLEAR GLASS, SIMILAR TO .13, BUT EMBOSSED "ARMSTRONG'S CSC MADE IN U.S.A. 41 51..". NO METAL FERRULE. 15. 10CM (H) X 7CM (D). CLEAR GLASS, WITH SLIGHTLY FLARED SKIRT, AND TWO RAISED RIDGES BELOW ROUNDED HEAD. EMBOSSED "DOMINION - 16 5 64", WITH DIAMOND. GREASE RESIDUE INSIDE THREADED PORTION. 16. 10.3CM (H) X 7.2CM (D). GLASS INSULATOR WITH SLIGHT ROSE TINT. SAME STYLE AS .15, BUT WITH BEADED RIM. EMBOSSED "DOMINION - 16" WITH DIAMOND AT BACK. 17. 10CM (H) X 5.6CM (D). GLASS INSULATOR WITH SLIGHT ROSE TINT. SAME STYLE AS .16, EXCEPT IN SIZE. EMBOSSED "DOMINION-9 49 6", WITH DIAMOND AT BACK. 18. 8.2CM (H) X 8.2CM (D). CLEAR GLASS DOME, WITH CIRCULAR HOLE AT TOP. OPEN AT BOTTOM. 19. 7.8CM (H) X 9.5CM (D). CERAMIC INSULATOR, WITH BROWN ENAMELED EXTERIOR. DOME-SHAPED, WITH KNOB AT TOP. THREADED INTERIOR. BASE IS CHIPPED IN SEVERAL PLACES, AND UNFINISHED ALONG INSIDE LOWER RIM. 20. 14.3CM (H) X 5.4CM (D). CERAMIC, WITH BROWN ENAMELED EXTERIOR. BOTTOM UNFINISHED. KNOB-SHAPED WITH HOLE THROUGH CENTRE, THREADED WITH BLACK RUBBER-WRAPPED COPPER WIRE. LARGE STEEL SCREW EXTENDS FROM BASE.

Subjects

ENERGY PRODUCTION T&E

ELECTRICAL & MAGNETIC T&E

Historical Association

COAL MINING

History

FOUND BY DONOR IN COAL MINE ON HIS SUMMER PROPERTY IN THE BEAVER MINES AREA. MINE WAS ABANDONED AFTER WWII DUE TO LOW GRADE OF COAL. ITEMS SALVAGED BY DONOR BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT FROM U OF L (PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT) TO THE WEST COAST IN 1996.

Catalogue Number

P19960010005

Acquisition Date

1996-03

Collection

Museum

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