In 1850 companies such as Hemingray, Bookfield and Whitall Tatum started producing glass insulators for telegraph lines, telephone and power transmission lines later on. Their sole purpose was to insulate the wire from the wood, reason for which materials such as glass, porcelain or composite polymer materials had been chosen. Today technology has evolved and the old glass insulators has been reduced to crafting projects and decoration crafts. For the avid DIYer, they represent the perfect materials for candle holders ideas, succulent planters, garden lamps and so on. They can be found in a variety of glass tones, all delicate and beautiful in a vintage way. We have gathered a selection of over 30 delicate projects that repurpose old glass insulators. Enjoy!

1.GLASS INSULATOR CANDLEHOLDER

2. THE PERFECT LANTERN FOR HANGING OUTDOORS

3. A SPECIAL CANDLE ORNAMENT DESIGNED FOR YOUR DINNING ROOM TABLE

4. WOOD AND GLASS MERGED INTO A VINTAGE RETRO APPEALING CANDLE

5. DRIFTWOOD HAS BEEN USED FOR THESE SPECIAL TWIN CANDLES

6. HORSESHOES AND GLASS INSULATORS IN ONE STRANGE PACK

7. A SPECIAL KIND OF CHANDELIER

8. GLASS INSULATOR CANDLE HOLDER WITH A VINTAGE TOUCH

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9. AN INDUSTRIAL LOOKING WALL LAMP

10. A VERY RETRO CHIC LIGHTNING FIXTURE PROPER TO BE ADORNED ABOVE YOUR BAR ZONE

11. OLD PIPES AND GLASS INSULATORS

12. A  WOODEN BASE AND A GLASS INSULATOR FORMING A TABLE LAMP

13. GORGEOUS MODERN LOOKING LIGHTING FIXTURE FEATURING THE OLD GLASS INSULATOR

14. GLASS INSULATOR PENDANT LAMPS

15. RE-PURPOSING AN OLD LAMP

16. UNIQUE DINNING TABLE CENTERPIECE WITH GLASS INSULATOR LIGHTS

17. AN INDUSTRIAL LOOKING LAMP FOR A MODERN DECOR

18. RAILWAY SCREWS AND GLASS INSULATORS COMBINED

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19. A CUTE LITTLE VASE

20. THE PERFECT METHOD OF NESTLING A FLOWER BOUQUET OUTSIDE

21. USE A GLASS INSULATOR AS A FLOWER POT

22. NESTLE DELICATE SUCCULENT PLANTS

23. VINTAGE GLASS INSULATOR PLANTER

24. A CUTE METHOD OF DISPLAYING PHOTOS

25. CREATE A TWIN SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS SET

26. AN INSULATOR COAT RACK

27. A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS APPROACH

28. CUTE LITTLE BOOK HOLDERS

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29. GLASS INSULATORS CHANDELIER

30. STEAM-PUNK GLASS INSULATOR LAMP

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