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Adams, John P.

• Bottle Collecting in New England: A Guide to Digging, Identification, & Pricing
  – 3rd Printing (not specifically about insulators, but the digging tips are
  applicable) (1969; 120 pages, 93 are bottle identification guide) (AbeBooks)

Albers, Marilyn

• Glass Insulators From Outside North America (1981) (AbeBooks)
• Glass Insulators From Outside North America, 1st Revision (with N. R.
  Woodward) (1986) (AbeBooks)
• Glass Insulators From Outside North America, 2nd Revision (with N. R.
  Woodward) (1993; 204 pages) (Insulators.info,
  Emporium) (cover,
  cover)
• Price Guide for Glass Insulators From Outside North America 2nd Revision
  (includes 19 additions to style chart) (with N. R. Woodward) (1996; 62 pages)
  (Insulators.info,
  Emporium)
  (cover,
  cover)
• Worldwide Porcelain Insulators (with Jack H. Tod) (1982; 84 pages)
  (Insulators.info, Emporium) (cover,
  cover)
• Worldwide Porcelain Insulators 1986 Supplement (with Jack H. Tod) (1986;
  42 pages) (AbeBooks)
  (Insulators.info, Emporium)
  (cover)
• Worldwide Porcelain Insulators, Second Edition (with Jack H. Tod) (5 copies
  printed) (1986)

Alexander, Bob

• Alexander’s Practical Glass Insulator Price Guide 1987 (1986)
• The Standard Color Guide For Insulators (1976?; 4 pages of 38 color tabs,
  2 pages of text) (AbeBooks)
• Color Guide for Insulators (CD-ROM) (November 12, 2000) (Insulators.info)
  (sample
  photos)
• The Story of Insulators (1975)
• Threaded Glass Insulator Price Guide For the Year 1988 (1988)
• A Collectors Guide to Antique Telephone Advertising, Volume I (1982)
• A
  Collectors Guide to Antique Telephone Advertising, Volume II (1987)
• A Price
  Guide, A Collectors Guide to Antique Telephone Advertising (1983)
• A Price Guide, A Collectors Guide to Antique Telephone Advertising (1986)
• A Price Guide, A Collectors Guide to Antique Telephone Advertising Volume
  2 (1987)
• A Collectors Guide to Telephone, Telegraph & Express Co. Advertising,
  First Edition (with Michael Bruner) (1992)

Austen, Ferol

• Poor Man’s Guide to Bottle Collecting (includes insulators) (1971;
  161 pages) (AbeBooks)

Banks, Howard W.

• The Dictionary of Bottle and Insulator Collectors (with Charles M. Fox,
  and James L. Hill) (February 1969)
• The Dictionary of Bottle and Insulator Collectors, 2nd Edition (with Charles
  M. Fox, and James L. Hill) (July 1969)

Barlow, Raymond E. and Kaiser, Joan E.

Bethman, David

• Collectors Guide to Pricing Porcelain Insulators – Unipart Pin Types (1982;
  50 pages) (AbeBooks)
  (Berry’s
  summary)

Branham, Aubrey & Penelope

• A Collection of Insulator Patents Issued by the United States Patent Office
  1851-1885, Parts 1 and 2 (1972)

Bressie, Wes and Ruby

• 101 Ghost Town Relics, Revised Second Edition (includes insulators) (1974;
  72 pages) (AbeBooks)

Brown, Gerald

Bruner, Michael

Burnet, Robert G.

• Canadian Railway Telegraph History (1996; 250 pages)
• Canadian Railway Telegraph History, 2nd Printing (November 1997; 250 pages)
  (Insulators.info,
  Emporium)
  (author’s
  site) (cover,
  cover)

Butler, David

• Identification for Glass Insulators, Single Petticoat Threaded Side Tie
  Styles; and Price Sheet (1970)

Clothier, K. D.

• 1968 Southern Illustrated Fruit Jar Guide (includes telephone insulators)
  (1968; 70 pages) (AbeBooks)

Cranfill, Gary G. and Kareofelas, Greg A.

• Dictionary
  of Glass & Ceramic Insulators: A Catalogue and Reference to Insulators and
  Other Related Materials (with John C. Fountain) (1968; 170 pages) (AbeBooks
  1, AbeBooks
  2, AbeBooks
  3)
• Dictionary of Glass & Ceramic Insulators, 2nd Printing (with John C. Fountain)
  (1969; 155 pages)
• Dictionary
  of Glass & Ceramic Insulators, Reprint (with John C. Fountain) (1969;
  167 pages) (AbeBooks)
  (Berry’s
  summary, Claret’s
  summary)
• Dictionary
  of Glass & Ceramic Insulators, Reprint – Price Sheet (with John C. Fountain)
  (September 1969)
  (Claret’s
  summary)
• The Collectors Guide for Glass Insulators, Book 1 (1967)
• The Collectors Guide for Glass Insulators, Book 1 – Revised (1969)
• The Collectors Guide for Glass Insulators, Book 2 (1970)
• The Collectors Guide for Glass Insulators – Price Sheet (Summer 1968)
• The Collectors Guide for Glass Insulators – Price Sheet (March 1970)
• The Collectors Guide for Glass Insulators – Price Sheet (June 1970)
• The Collectors Guide for Glass Insulators – Price Sheet (June 1971)
• The Collectors Guide for Glass Insulators – Price Sheet (November 1971)
• The Glass Insulator: A Comprehensive Reference (1973; 144 pages) (AbeBooks
  1, AbeBooks
  2, AbeBooks
  3) (Emporium)
  (cover)
• The Glass Insulator: A Comprehensive Reference – Price Trend Indicator
  Sheet (1973) (AbeBooks
  1)
• The Glass Insulator: A Comprehensive Reference – Price Trend Indicator
  Sheet (1975)
• The Glass Insulator: A Comprehensive Reference – Price Trend Indicator
  Sheet (1996) (Emporium)

Davis, Marvin & Helen

De Vincenzo, Ralph

• Buying, Selling, and Trading Guide: Flea Market Shopper for Antiques and
  the New Collectibles (includes insulators) (1972; 320 pages) (AbeBooks)
• Curios and Collectibles (includes insulators) (1971) (AbeBooks)

Delling, David & Marilyn

• Before Threads (1971)

Ellis, Norman

• Norman’s Insulators with Current Prices (Blue Cover) (1968)
• Norman’s Insulators with Current Prices, 2nd Edition, 1st Printing (Blue
  Cover) (1969)
• Norman’s Insulators with Current Prices, 2nd Edition, 2nd Printing (Yellow
  Cover) (1969)
• Norman’s Insulators with Current Prices, 3rd Edition (1970)
• Norman’s Insulators with Current Prices, 3rd Edition with 4th Edition centerfold
  print (1970)

Frazier, Dale

• Lightning Rod Ball Collectors’ Guide (1973; 34 pages) (Claret’s
  summary)

Gish, Elton N.

• High Potential Insulators No. 5 – 1900 Fred M. Locke Catalogue (1992 reprint
  with U & M number insert)
• Lima Porcelain Insulators Catalogue No. 1 – 1904 (1992 reprint with U & M
  number insert)
• Victor Insulators – Fred M. Locke Catalogue No. 6 – 1902 (1992 reprint
  with U & M number insert)
• Fred M. Locke: A Biography (softbound) (1994, 343 pages) (AbeBooks)
  (Insulators.info,
  Emporium)
  (cover,
  cover)
• Fred M. Locke: A Biography (hardbound) (1994, 343 pages)
• Multipart Porcelain Insulators (1988) (AbeBooks)
• Multipart Porcelain Insulators, 2nd Edition (softbound) (2000; 380 pages)
  (Insulators.info,
  Emporium) (cover,
  cover)
• Multipart Porcelain Insulators, 2nd Edition (hardbound) (200 copies printed)
  (2000; 380 pages)
  (Insulators.info, Emporium)
  (cover, cover)
• Supplement to the “Universal Style Chart” for Jack Tod’s 3rd
  Edition Porcelain Insulator Guide Book (1992)
• Supplement 2001
  U-Chart Additions for the Porcelain Insulator Guide Book (2001; 14 pages) (Insulators.info,
  Emporium) (cover)
• Value Guide for Unipart and Multipart Porcelain Insulators (1995; 144 pages)
  (Insulators.info,
  Emporium) (cover,
  cover)

Gordon, Clarice (aka “H.G. ‘Bea’ Hyve”)

• Hemingray Glass Company: A Most Colorful History (1998; 480 or 481 pages)
  (Insulators.info,
  Emporium)
  (cover,
  cover)

Guthrie, Michael G.

• A Comprehensive Planning Handbook For Show Hosts (NIA) (1989)
• A Handbook For the Recognition & Identification of Fake, Altered, and
  Repaired Insulators (July 1988; 18 pages) (Insulators.info, Emporium)
  (cover, cover)
• A Handbook For the Recognition & Identification of Fake, Altered, and Repaired
  Insulators – 2nd Printing (October 1988; 18 pages) (Insulators.info, Emporium)
  (cover, cover)
• A Handbook For the Recognition & Identification of Fake, Altered, and
  Repaired Insulators, Revised (April 1999) (available
  online)

H.C. Fry Glass Society

• The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Fry Glassware (1990)

Hearn, J.

• Nostalgia: A Guide to Collecting in Canada (includes insulators) (1975;
  192 pages) – ISBN 0919872166 (AbeBooks
  1, AbeBooks
  2)

Hill, James L.

• An Insulator Book For Collectors, 1st Printing (with Edward Pickett) (1968;
  104 pages)
  (Claret’s
  summary)
• An Insulator Book For Collectors: Sketches and Prices, 2nd Printing (with
  Edward Pickett) (October 1968; 104 pages) (AbeBooks)
• An Insulator Book For Collectors: Sketches and Prices – New Revised Edition
  (with Edward Pickett) (Pink Cover) (1971; 104 pages) (AbeBooks)
• An Insulator Book For Collectors: Sketches and Prices – New Revised Edition,
  7th Printing (with Edward Pickett) (November 1971; 104 pages)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors (1969; 80 pages)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – 1970 Edition, 1st Printing
  (1970; 80 pages) (AbeBooks)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – 1970 Edition, 2nd Printing
  (1970; 80 pages)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – 1970 Edition, 3rd Printing
  (1970; 80 pages)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – 1970 Edition, 4th Printing
  (1970; 80 pages)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – 1970 Edition, 5th Printing
  (1970; 80 pages)
  (Claret’s
  summary)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – 1970 Edition, 6th Printing
  (1970; 80 pages)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – Revised 1971 Edition: The
  Rare & Unique Complete with Sketches and Latest Revised Prices, 1st Printing
  (1971; 80 pages) (AbeBooks
  1, AbeBooks
  2, AbeBooks
  3)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – Revised 1971 Edition, 2nd Printing
  (1971; 80 pages)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – Revised 1971 Edition, 2nd Printing
  (1971; 80 pages)
• An Insulator Book For Advanced Collectors – Revised 1971 Edition, 3rd
  Printing (1971; 80 pages)

Hotchkiss, John F. and Cassidy, Joan

• Bottle Collecting Manual with Prices, 4th Printing (includes insulators)
  (Sept 1971; 95 pages) (AbeBooks)

Keating, Paul J.

• Suggested Insulator Price Guide (1977)
• Suggested Insulator Price Guide (1979)
• Suggested Insulator Price Guide (1982)
• Suggested Insulator Price Guide (1986)
• Suggested Insulator Price Guide (1990)

Klingensmith, Ray

• Spring & Summer 1988 Catalog of Scarce & Rare Insulators
• Winter 1988-Catalog of Scarce & Rare Insulators
• January 1989 Catalog of Scare, Rare & Colorful Insulators

Laubhan, Rodney

• The Insulator Pricing Guide, Vol. I, No. 1
• The Insulator Pricing Guide, Vol. I, No. 2
• The Insulator Pricing Guide, Volume II, No. 1

Lauckner, Mark

• Canadian Railway Communications Insulators 1880-1920 (1995; 250 or 288
  pages) – ISBN 0969881517 (Insulators.info,
  Emporium)
  (cover,
  cover)
• Rarity and Value Guide for Canadian Railway Communications Insulators 1880-1920
  (1998; 13 pages) (Insulators.info) (cover)
• The Hobby of Insulator Collecting (Brochure) (1996)
• Spec-tru Standard Color Reference for Collectible Glass (original developer
  of version 1.02 in 1991; has passed the project on to others, which is up
  to version 4.3 in 2004) (Insulators.info) (author’s
  site) (cover)

Linscott Barnes, Jacqueline C.

• Blue Bell Paperweights (1990)
• Blue Bell Paperweights (1992; 70 pages) (Emporium) (cover)
• Blue Bell Paperweights – 1995 Addendum (1995) (Emporium)
• Blue Bell Paperweights, Telephone Pioneers of America Bells,
  and Other Related Telephone Items – 2003 Revised Edition (2003) (Insulators.info)
  (sample
  photos)

Lyons, David

• Early Telegraphs (1979)

Marcy (of Alameda, CA)

• The Antique Insulator Finder’s Collector’s Price Guide (Green Cover) (1969;
  19 or 20 pages)
  (Claret’s
  summary)
• Marcy’s Insulator Collector’s Handbook & Price Guide (1972)

McDougald, John & Carol

McIntosh, Colin

Milholland, Marion C. and Evelyn

Mills, Brent

Mowatt, J.

• The Insulator Collector’s Guide (Canadian Collectors Series)

Munsey, Cecil

• Illustrated Guide to Collecting Bottles (includes insulators) (1970; 308
  pages) (AbeBooks)

Neal, William Keith

Padgett, Fred

• Dreams Of Glass: The Story of William McLaughlin and His Glass
  Company (1996; 242 or 256 pages) (AbeBooks)
  (Insulators.info,
  Emporium)
  (cover,
  cover)
• Wood Amongst the Wires: The Temporary Solution (with Walter
  P. Ruedrich) (2000; 205 or 216 pages) (AbeBooks)
  (Insulators.info) (cover)

Peters, Frank

• Standard Insulators: 1902 Edition C.S. Knowles Catalogue Reprint
• The Insulator Book: 1907 Edition – The Locke Insulator Manufacturing Catalogue
  Reprint

Saccoman, Frank

• Insulators, Just Insulators – 1st Printing (Olive Green Cover) (1967; 35
  pages) – ISBN 0911068104 (AbeBooks
  1, AbeBooks
  2)
• Insulators, Just Insulators – 2nd Printing (Green Cover) (1967) – ISBN
  0911068104
• Insulators, Just Insulators – Revised 3rd Printing (Olive Green Cover)
  (1967) – ISBN 0911068104 (AbeBooks)

Schroeder

Smart, Edward

Stuart, Lynn R.

Terrill, Frances M.

Tibbitts, John C.

Time/Life Books, Inc.

Tod, Jack H.

Tucker, Mike

• In Search of Threadless: A Source Guide For Threadless Diggers (1990; 61
  pages plus 6 maps) (Emporium) (cover)

Unitt, Doris and Peter

• Bottles In Canada, First Canadian Edition (includes insulators) (First
  edition limited to 3000 copies) (1972; 240 pages) (AbeBooks
  1, AbeBooks
  2)

Weering, Rosemary

• Continental Dash: The Russian-American Telegraph (1989)

Woodward, N.R.

• The Glass Insulator in America 1865 – 1965 Progress Report (1965)
• The Glass Insulator in America 1967 Report (1967; 75 pages) (AbeBooks)
• The Glass Insulator in America 1969 Report (1969 or 1970; 88 pages) (AbeBooks
  1,
  AbeBooks
  2) (Claret’s
  summary)
• The Glass Insulator in America 1973 Report (1973) (AbeBooks)
• The Glass Insulator in America 1988 Report (1988; 99 pages) (AbeBooks)
  (Insulators.info,
  Emporium)
  (cover,
  cover)

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