The first book ever to graphically demonstrate the hundreds of beautiful colors to be found on insulators from telegraph, telephone, and electrical lines throughout the world. Over seven hundred color photographs, each with a descriptive caption, guide the collector through a huge assortment of designs and manufacturers. Each photograph carries a current value for the item shown. No other book captures the beauty found within this colorful and historical hobby.

A basic guide to collecting glass insulators. Rather than offerer a detailed guide to glass insulator collecting, this is an attempt to offer a fundamentally basic guide to glass insulator collecting, with sufficient information to allow a new glass insulator collector to start collecting and learning more information at their own pace. Written by an experienced collector for people who know little to nothing about glass insulators, this book will enable you to start collecting right away, and to find more advanced information.

Hundreds of old weighing scales are studied, each for specific purposes: diamonds, eggs, martinis, toys, golf clubs, etc., including coin-operated, all with current values. From large iron scales in a general store to beautiful silver scales, the field is enormous and fascinating.