Robby Raccoon
Trash Digger
Thank you, Mr. Sinsley, for the six Patent May 2 1893 insulators as well as the book on Bitters which I was not expecting but have so far enjoyed. All arrived intact and are an excitement to both my mother and I. We kind of laughed at a few ads and 'Testimonies' of people in the book, as the book begins by saying Bitters were on of the greatest frauds ever created. The drip points, the date--May 2nd is the day my dog died three years ago, and so the date means much to me-- the gorgeous color, and the swirls of glass--the teal, amber, and white-- are all superb and to be admired always, and to be a reminder of your kind gift. They're all a beautiful addition to the collection and display beautifully. Again: Thank you, Mr. Jim. [
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I'll post pictures of them, taken after a light cleaning to get a little dust out of them. One--the largest-- has a double row of drip points and is "H G . CO . / PAT [little D in upper corner by T] MAY 2 [little ND] 1893" and "PETTICOAT" on the other. It also has an odd dot in the inside of it's dome--a drip? The period is missing after the "H" The smallest, also the one I probably like the most, tapers off at the base and has the deepest color--along with a little amber in one part. It's a Hemingray No 20 and full of swirls on the exterior. It has uneven glass and a round center--like most-- on the inside of the dome-- a dot, if you will, that is debossed.
The others are similar with numerous subtle differences. One has a moderate amount of amber swirling, one has milky swirling. Some are heavily textured; some have many bubbles, and others have many lines. Some say PETTICOAT one one side, others named STANDARD, H.G. Co., or HEMINGRAY.
]I'll post pictures of them, taken after a light cleaning to get a little dust out of them. One--the largest-- has a double row of drip points and is "H G . CO . / PAT [little D in upper corner by T] MAY 2 [little ND] 1893" and "PETTICOAT" on the other. It also has an odd dot in the inside of it's dome--a drip? The period is missing after the "H" The smallest, also the one I probably like the most, tapers off at the base and has the deepest color--along with a little amber in one part. It's a Hemingray No 20 and full of swirls on the exterior. It has uneven glass and a round center--like most-- on the inside of the dome-- a dot, if you will, that is debossed.
The others are similar with numerous subtle differences. One has a moderate amount of amber swirling, one has milky swirling. Some are heavily textured; some have many bubbles, and others have many lines. Some say PETTICOAT one one side, others named STANDARD, H.G. Co., or HEMINGRAY.
