Hemingray Advertising
This section is dedicated to all the amazing and beautiful ads Hemingray had over the years. They truly are works of art! I am trying to preserve them for all to enjoy. If you have an ad that I don’t please contact me. I think it is important to preserve these and make them freely available for viewing. Some of the ads were in multiple catalogs or years. If the ad was 100% the same I did not add it to the list and used the best quality ad. Some of the ads may look the same, but look closely! They made small changes over time.
1850-1859
1850 - Williams' Cincinnati Directory (*SK)
1851 - Williams' Cincinnati Directory (*SK)
1851 - Cincinnati Business Mirror and Advertiser (*SK)
1851 - Cincinnati Daily Press (*KB)
1853 - W.W. Reilly & Co's Ohio State Business Directory (*LS)
1853 - Cist's Advertiser (*CG)
1853 - The Indiana American (*BS)
1860-1869
1861 - Cincinnati Daily Press (*KB)
1861 - Cincinnati Daily Press (*KB)
1868 - Williams' Cincinnati Directory (*SK)
1869 - Williams' Cincinnati Directory (*SK)
1870-1879
1870 - Williams' Cincinnati Directory (*SK)
1871 - Williams' Cincinnati Directory (*SK)
1873 - Gould's St. Louis Business Directory (*CG)
1876 - Crockery and Glass Journal (*CG)
1878 - Covington City Directory - Elgin Kerosene Can (*CG)
1878 - Crockery and Glass Journal - Elgin Kerosene Can (*BS)
1880-1889
1881 - American Pottery and Glassware Reporter - Empress Oil Can (*BS)
1885 - American Pottery and Glassware Reporter - Empress Oil Can (*BS)
1888 - Pottery and Glassware Reporter - Globe Fruit Jar (*DR)
1888 - Pottery and Glassware Reporter (*DR)
1889 - Pottery and Glassware Reporter - Meteor Oil Lamp (*DR)
1890-1899
1891 - China, Glass, and Lamps (*DR) - Meteor and Aladdin Oil Lamps
1891 - Western Electrician (*OT)
1894 - Western Electrician - CD 151 (*OT)
1894 - Western Electrician (*OT)
1894 - Western Electrician - CD 151 (*OT)
1894 - Western Electrician - CD 151 (*OT)
1895 - Electricity - CD 151 (*JK)
1895 - Western Electrician - CD 257 NOTE: that it mentions JUMBO insulators and that they are “Sole Licensees of the Oakman Patents of the West” (*MK)
1895 - Western Electrician - CD 114 (*OT)
1896 - Electrical Engineering - CD 114 (*EG)
1896 - Western Electrician - CD 114 (*EG)
1897 - Electric Review - CD 114 (*SK)
1897 - The Electrical Trade
- CD 162 (*SK)
- CD 162 (*SK)
1898 - Western Electrician - CD 283 (*OT
1898 - Western Electrician - CD 283 (*EG)
1899 - Electrical Engineering - CD 283 (*EG)
1900-1909
1901 - Electrical World and Engineer - CD 283 (*EG)
1901 - Electrical World and Engineer - CD 282 (*EG)
1901 - Electrical World and Engineer - CD 281 (*EG) - NOTE: title says “Provo” but this is not a provo style insulator.
1901 - Western Electrician - CD 106, 196, 114 (*OT)
1901 - Electrical World and Engineer - CD 106, 196, 114 (*EG)
1902 - Electric Review - CD 106, 196, 114 (*EG)
1901 - Electrical World and Engineer - CD 106 (*EG)
1902 - The Electrical World and Engineer - NOTE: I suspect this was the announcement for the CD 303/310 Muncie! (*EG)
1903 - Journal of Electricity Power and Gas - CD 283 (*CG)
1903 - Journal of Electricity Power and Gas - CD 283 (*SK)
1903 - American Electrician - CD 281, 164, 302, 249 (*EG)
1903 - Electric Review - CD 190/191, 201, 106, 114 (*EG)
1903 - Electric Review - CD 303/310 (*EG)
1903 - Street Railway Journal (*EG)
1903 - Electrical World & Engineer (*EG)
1903 - Street Railway Journal (*EG)
1904 - Western Electrician (*OT)
1904 - The Electrical Age - CD 164, 281, 249, 302 (*CG)
1904 - The Electrical Age - CD 302, 164, 249, 281 (*EG)
1904 - American Electrician - CD 280, 257 (*EG)
1905 - American Telephone Journal - CD 106, 190/191, 114 (*EG)
1905 - American Telephone Journal - CD 106, 114, 190/191, 196, 201 (*EG)
1905 - American Telephone Journal - CD 106, 114 (*EG)
1905 - Western Electrician - CD 307 (*OT)
1905 - American Electrician - CD 302, 280, 283 (*EG)
1905 - Electrical Workers Journal - CD 280 (*SK)
1906 - Electrical Workers Journal - CD 280 (*SK)
1905 - Electric Review - CD 164 (*OT) - NOTE: Spelling errors, “Toats” instead of “Teats” and “Tho” instead of “The”.
1906 - Electric Review - CD 164 (*EG)
1906 - Electric Review - CD 114, 281, 164 (*EG)
1906 - Street Railway Journal - CD 302, 164, 249, 281 (*EG)
1906 - Western Electrician - CD 280 (*OT)
1906 - Street Railway Review - CD 280 (*EG)
1906 - American Telephone Journal - CD 106, 114 NOTE: in 1907 HEMINGRAY was a san serif bold font in this ad (*EG)
1906 - Telephony - CD 106, 201, 114 (*EG)
1906 - Electric World - CD 281 (*EG)
1907 - Electric World - CD 281 (*EG) - NOTE: they added “HIGH VOLTAGE” on the skirt of the insulator when compared to the 1906 ad
1907 - American Telephone Journal - CD 106, 114 - NOTE: in 1906 HEMINGRAY was a serif font in this ad (*EG)
1907 - Electrical Record - CD 283, 282, 280, 281 (*EG)
1907 - American Institute of Electrical Engineers - CD 283, 302 (*EG)
1907 - Electric Review - CD 302 (*EG)
1907 - Journal of Electricity Power and Gas - CD 283 (*SK)
1907 - Western Electrician - CD 280, 302 (*SK)
1908 - Electric Review - CD 281 (*EG)
1908 - Electric Review - CD 281 (*EG)
1908 - Electrical Review and Western Electrician - CD 164 (*EG)
1908 - Electrocraft - CD 162 (*EG)
1908 - Electric Review - CD 249 (*EG) - NOTE: Shown with Drip Points! All Known units are SB
1908 - Street Railway Journal - CD 302 (*JK)
1908 - Journal of Electricity Power and Gas - CD 201 (*EG)
1909 - Standard Wiring for Electric Light and Power - CD 281 (*SK)
1909 - Electrical Review and Western Electrician - CD 281 (*EG)
1909 - Electric World - CD 164, 257 (*EG)
1909 - National Electric Light Association Convention - CD 283, 282, 281, 280 (*JK)
1909 - Telegraph Age (*JK) - NOTE: Barclay Patent mentioned
1909 - Electric World - CD 291 (*EG)
1909 - Telegraph Age (*JK) - NOTE: Barclay Patent mentioned
1910-1919
1910 - Electrical Record - CD 106, 196, 114 (*EG)
1910 - Telephony - CD 106, 201, 114 (*JK)
1910 - Telephony - CD 106, 201, 114 (*JK)
1910 - Telephony - CD 114 (*JK)
1910 - Telephony - CD 196 (*JK)
1910 - National Electric Light Association Convention
- CD 162, 307 (*JK)
- CD 162, 307 (*JK)
1910 - Electrical Review and Western Electrician - CD 281 (*EG)
1911 - Electrical Record - CD 291 (*EG)
1911 - Electric World - CD 257, 164 (*EG)
1911 - Electric World - CD 257, 164 (*EG)
1911 - Electric World - CD 121, 196, 106 (*EG)
1911 - Telephony - CD 106, 196 (*EG)
1912 - Journal of Electricity Power and Gas - CD 303/310 (*EG)
1912 - Electrical Review and Western Electrician - CD 281 (*JK)
1912 - Standard Wiring for Electric Light and Power - CD 162, 257 (*EG)
1912 - Electrical Blue Book - CD 162, 281, 106 (*EG)
1913 - Electric World - CD 281 (*EG)
1913 - Telephony - CD 114 (*EG)
1913 - Journal of Electricity Power and Gas - CD 201, 106, 114 (*EG)
1913 - Electrical Record - CD 121, 196, 106 (*EG)
1913 - Electrical Electrical Engineering (*JK)
1913 - Electrical Record - CD 307 (*EG)
1913 - Journal of Electricity Power and Gas - CD 283 (*SK)
1913 - Electric World - CD 303 (*SK)
1914 - Electrical Engineering - CD 257 (*EG)
1914 - Telephony - CD 106, 196, 121 (*EG)
1914 - Telephony - CD 121, 196 (*CG)
1914 - Journal of Electricity Power and Gas (*JK)
1915 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 295, 164 (*EG)
1915 - Electric World - CD 152 (*EG)
1915 - Electric Review - CD 164 (*JK)
1915 - The Ohio Electric Light Association Monthly - CD 162, 302 (*JK)
1915 - American Exporter - CD 280, 282 (*SK)
1915 - American Exporter - CD 162, 257 (*SK)
1915 - Association of Railway Electrical Engineers - CD 152, 145, 281, 162 (*JK)
1915 - American Exporter - CD 106, 121, 113 (*SK)
1915 - Electrical Record - CD 282 (*EG) - NOTE: in 1916 they added the voltage to this add as seen below
1916 - Telegraph and Telephone Age (*JK)
1916 - Electrical Engineering - CD 283 (*JK)
1916 - Electrical Engineering - CD 164 (*JK)
1916 - Electrical Engineering - CD 281 (*JK)
1916 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 295, 164 (*EG)
1916 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 164, 295 (*CG)
1916 - Electrical Record - CD 106 (*EG)
1916 - Electrical Record - CD 282 (*EG) - NOTE: in 1915 this ad didn’t have the voltage listed. See ad above in the 1915 section.
1916 - Electrical Record - CD 252 (*EG)
1916 - Electrical World - CD 106 (*EG)
1917 - Standard Wiring for Electric Light and Power - CD 162, 281, 252 (*SK)
1918 - Journal of Electricity - (*EG)
1918 - Journal of Electricity - (*EG)
1918 - Electrical Record - CD 164 (*EG)
1919 - Electrical Record - CD 164 (*EG)
1919 - Electrical Record - CD 106 (*EG)
1919 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 295 (*JK)
1919 - Bell Telephone News (*JK)
1920-1929
1920 - Standard Wiring for Electric Light and Power - CD 162, 281, 252 (*JK) - NOTE: slightly different paragraph break then the 1917 version
1921 - Telephony (*JK)
1921 - Telegraph and Telephone Age (*JK)
1921 - Electrical Record - CD 114 (*JK)
1921 - Electrical Review - CD 281 (*EG)
1921 - American Exporter - CD 152 (*JK)
1922 - Journal of Electricity and Western Industry (*JK)
1922 - Journal of Electricity and Western Industry - CD 242 (*EG)
1922 - Electrical Record - CD 106 (*EG)
1922 - Electrical Export - CD 164 - NOTE: In Spanish (*EG)
1922 - Electric World - CD 152 (*EG)
1923 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 295 (*EG)
1923 - EMF Electrical Year Book - CD 1087, 1110, 241, 162, 154, 281, 295 (*EG)
1923 - Electric World - CD 162 (*EG)
1923 - Ball State University Yearbook (*BSU)
1924 - Ball State University Yearbook (*BSU)
1924 - The Electrical World - CD 241 (*CG)
1925 - Ball State University Yearbook (*BSU)
1926 - Ball State University Yearbook (*BSU)
1926 - Electric World - CD 241. 241.2, 281, 295, 162 (*OT)
1927 - The Muncie Evening Press (*CG)
1927 - The Muncie Star (*CG)
1927 - Ball State Teachers College Yearbook (*BSU)
1927 - Ball State University Yearbook (*BSU)
1928 - Ball State Teachers College Yearbook (*BSU)
1929 - Ball State Teachers College Yearbook (*BSU)
1929 - Ball State University Yearbook (*BSU)
1930-1939
1930 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 295 (*EG)
1930 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 295 (*LS)
1930 - The Magician Yearbook (*SK)
1930 - Ball State Teachers College Yearbook (*SK)
1931 - Ball State University Yearbook (*BSU)
1931 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 154 (*LS)
1931 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 162 (*LS)
1931 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 242 (*LS)
1931 - Electric Railway Journal - CD 281 (*EG)
1931 - The Electrician and Electrical Engineer (*EG)
1932 - Electric World - CD 230, 232, 137, 295 (*OT)
1932 - Electric World - CD 295, 230 (*SK)
1933 - Electric World - CD 168, 230, 237, 137 (*SK)
1933 - Electric Light and Power - CD 168 (*SK)
1933 - Muncie Central High School Yearbook (*SK)
1934 - Electric World - CD 237 (*EG)
1934 - Electric World - CD 237 (*EG)
1935 - Electric World - CD 168 (*EG)
1935 - Electric World - CD 230 (*EG)
1935 - Electric World - CD 230 (*EG)
1935 - Electric World - CD 237 (*EG)
1935 - Electric World - CD 237 (*EG)
1936 - Electric World - CD 168 (*EG)
1936 - Electric World - CD 237 (*EG)
1936 - Electric Journal - CD 230, 168 (*EG)
1936 - Electric World - CD 168, 230, 232 (*SK)
1936 - Electric World - CD 168, 230, 237 (*SK)
1936 - Electric World - CD 168, 230, 237 (*EG)
1936 - Electric World - CD 168, 230, 237 (*SK) NOTE: Mentions all styles available in Brown (Amber) glass. No CD 237s known in Amber
1936 - Electric World - CD 237, 238, 1052 (*EG)
1937 - Electric World - CD 168, 230, 232, 237, 238, 1052 (*EG)
1937 - Electric World - CD 168, 230, 232, 237, 238, 1052 (*EG)
1937 - Electric World - CD 230 - Note the Glass block windows in the background, these are Hemingray made ones, This photo may of been taken at the Muncie site! (*EG)
1937 - Electric World - CD 230 - Note the Glass block windows in the background, these are Hemingray made ones, This photo may of been taken at the Muncie site! (*EG)
1937 - Electric World - CD 230 (*EG)
1937 - Electric World - CD 230 (*EG)
1937 - Electric World - CD 230 (*EG)
1937 - Electric World - CD 230 (*EG)
1938 - Electric World - CD 1052 (*EG)
1938 - Electric World - CD 219, 220, 221 (*EG) NOTE: CD 219 is different from Production model. Also note footer is different then similar ad
1938 - Electric World - CD 219, 220, 221 (*EG) CD 219 is different from Production model. Also note footer is different then similar ad.
1938 - Electric World - CD 219 220, 221 (*EG) CD 219 is different from Production model.
1938 - Electric World - CD 219, 220, 221 (*EG) CD 219 is different from Production model.
1938 - Electric World - CD 219, 220, 221 (*EG) CD 219 is different from Production model.
1938 - Electric World - CD 219, 220, 221 (*EG) CD 219 is different from Production model.
1938 - Electric World - CD 219, 220, 221 (*EG) NOTE: CD 219 is different from Production model.
1938 - Electric World - CD 219, 220, 221 (*EG) CD 219 is different from Production model.
1938 - Electric World - CD 220 (*EG)
1938 - Electric World - CD 221 (*EG)
1938 - Electric World - CD 221 (*EG)
1938 - Electric World - CD 221 (*EG)
1938 - Electric World - CD 219, 220, 221 (*EG) CD 219 is different from Production model.
1938 - Electric World - CD 219, 220, 221 (*EG) NOTE: CD 219 is different from Production model.
1940-1949
1941 - Electric World - CD 216 (*EG)
1942 - Electric World - CD 154, 163, 230, 257 (*EG)
1942 - Electric World - CD 154, 163, 230, 257 (*EG)
1943 - Electric World - CD 154, 163, 230, 257 (*EG)
1945 - Telephony's Directory - CD 122, 154, 115, 203, 214 (*SK)
1948 - Electric World - CD 220 (*EG)
1948 - Electric World - CD 220 (*EG)
1948 - Electric World - CD 220 (*EG)
1948 - Electric World - CD 221 (*EG)
1950-1959
1950 - Electric Light & Power - CD 221 (*EG)
1952 - Electric World - CD 167 (*EG)
1953 - Newsweek - CD 239 (*SK)
1953 - Electric World - CD 239 (*EG)
1953 - Electric World - CD 239 (*EG)
1956 - Electric World - CD 239 (*HB)
1960-1969
1960 - Unknown - TV Tube! (*SK)
Ad compliments of:
(*BS) = Bob Stahr
(*BSU) = Ball State University - Digital Media Repository
(*CG) = Book: “The Hemingray Glass Co, A Most Colorful History”
(*DR) = Dick Roller (Via Crown Jewels of the Wire Magazine, Article by Bob Stahr)
(*EG) = Elton Gish
(*HB) = Howard Banks
(*JK) = Jeffrey Kraemer
(*KB) = Kim Borgman
(*LS) = Lee Southern
(*MK) = Michele Kotlarsky
(*OT) = Other / Anonymous
(*SK) = Shaun Kotlarsky
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