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Drip Points Magazine Articles

Drip Points is published by the National Insulator Association. I took over as editor of the magazine beginning in 2018 and have published several articles in the magazine to date. Most articles feature Hemingray insulators, though some also feature trips and go-withs such as Stonehouse Signs, one of my other collecting hobbies.


"Back to Bodie"
Fall 2018 – 7 pages
Featuring my first trip back to the ghost town of Bodie since I was a kid! Lots of insulator history here.

"Hemingray Mine Insulators"
Winter 2018 – 6 pages
A study of all variations of the CD 185 mine insulators manufactured by Hemingray.

"Hemingray Corner: CD 301.5 Hemingray-515"
Spring 2019 – 2 pages
A study of all variations of the CD 301.5 experimental Hemingray-515 insulator.

"Hemingray Corner: CD 1050 Hemingray-519"
April 2020 – 1 page
Detail on the CD 1050 Hemingray-519 secondary power spool insulator.

"Go-Withs: Stonehouse Signs"
February 2021 – 4 pages
An article I wrote on one of my other collecting hobbies: Stonehouse Signs.

"Hemingray Corner: CD 128 CSO Mystery Solved?"
April 2021 – 2 pages
Featuring the CD 128 CSO with an oval-shaped wire groove!

"Hemingray Corner: CD 252 Knowles [010] Study"
June 2021 – 2 pages
A study on the CD 252 [010] Knowles Cable Insulator, which I suspect may be Hemingray.

"Hemingray Corner: Odds & Dead-Ends: CD 1052"
August 2021 – 2 pages
A multi-part feature on less common Hemingray pieces. This issue is specifically about the CD 1052 Hemingray-518.

"Hemingray Corner: Odds & Dead-Ends (Part 2): Glass Wire Spacer Insulators"
October 2021 – 2 pages
Featuring different styles of glass wire spacer insulators, of which I believe some to be Hemingray products.

"Hemingray Corner: Odds & Dead-Ends (Part 3): Bushings"
December 2021 – 6 pages
Featuring all different categories of Hemingray glass bushings known to date.

"Hemingray Corner: Odds & Dead-Ends (Part 4): Floor Tubes"
February 2022 – 6 pages
A study on the history of Hemingray glass floor tube insulators.