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Fred M. Locke -- A Biography |
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Author: |
Elton N. Gish |
| Pages: |
343 |
| Cover/Size: |
Soft Cover, 8 1/2" x 11" |
| Description: |
Fred M. Locke is considered to be the "Father of porcelain insulators".
He designed the first high voltage porcelain insulator in 1894, sold
glass insulators based on his designs for many years, and started his
own porcelain factory in Victor, N.Y. in 1898 and the Lima Insulator Co.
in 1904. The book gives a complete historical account of this most
interesting individual and his family as well as a multitude of new
facts about Imperial Porcelain Works, R. Thomas & Sons Co., Electric
Porcelain & Mfg. Co., and Lima Insulator Co. The biography includes almost 100 original photographs of Fred Locke,
his family and home, the Locke and Lima factories, and glass and
porcelain insulators he designed and produced from 1892 until 1916. Mr.
Locke had glass insulators made to his designs by Hemingray Glass Co.,
Brookfield Glass Co., and Corning Glass Works including insulators made
from his glass patents from 1909 to 1916. About 150 illustrations and
advertisements from period trade journals guide the reader through the
interesting career of this fascinating and unique man. His 61 patents
are discussed in detail. Scale drawings and photographs of each style
of his glass and porcelain insulators are included. This book provides great insight into the problems of developing and
manufacturing insulators for the high voltage power industry. Also,
many of Fred Locke's sons were inventors in their own right, and their
interesting lives are also revealed as well as how Mr. Locke's wife
aided him with his early electrical experiments. Mr. Locke's glass
patents (some closely resemble Pyrex glass) were used to make Space
Shuttle windows and kitchen stove tops. New facts provide an insight
into Fry's relationship with Fred Locke and Corning as well as the
unique glass formula Fry used in their limited production of insulators. |
| Price: |
$30.00 postpaid; add $5.00 to Canada |
| Order info: |
Elton N. Gish
Dept. IE
5415 Lexington Circle
Lumberton, TX 77657
E-Mail
elton@r-infinity.com |
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