Scarce Insulators Priced, Frances Terrill book #2 (1970)

Description

Frances M. Terrill was the editor of “Insulator Bylines” in the Old Bottle Magazine for many years and received information from across the continent on insulators. She wrote six books on insulators besides her column. This is Book Two titled, “Scare Insulators Priced.” It was copyrighted in 1970 although this is the January 1973 second printing which contains an updated “Observations” page plus a revised price sheet. Even though the book is 50 years old, there is lots of material of interest to collectors, especially more advanced collectors, such as nicknames for insulators (some no longer used in the hobby), often forgotten information (e.g., the Hemingray No. 79 stacker had cork gaskets between the parts), names of collectors (e.g., Leon Barrritt) who gifted Frances with an insulator (possible indicator of where the insulator came from), location information, and one of the few sources mentioning “oddities” like foreign insulators, lighting rod insulators, composition insulators, in-line dry spot, and glass legs. A nice index is included. 108 total pages. New old stock. The book is approximately 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” in dimension.