Some Rare Porcelain Figurals Made at the Victor Insulator Company in Victor, New York

A feature story I wrote that was published in the October 13, 2023 issue of Antiques And The Arts Weekly, titled, End-Of-The-Day Porcelain From Victor Insulator Company is a subject of a chapter in my forthcoming New York book, although I just learned about these porcelain objects that were also made in Victor, New York.  In fact, these objects may be the only two whimsical figurals known from this company today. 

The Victor Insulator Company, a business founded in 1893 by Fred M. Locke (1861-1930) is the oldest insulator company in North America. The company originally made glass insulators for electrical lines, although they suspended operations during the Great Depression, but resumed production in 1935 as Victor Insulators.

The first object shown below is inscribed "F.M. Locke Victor, NY," whereas this may have been a presentation object given to Locke or otherwise it may have actually been made by Locke. The second figural is unsigned, but it also thought to have been made in Victor, probably in the late 1890s or early 1900s. Furthermore, if anyone reading this post owns a related object, and would like to have it published, I would be more than happy to include it in the New York book.

Rare Porcelain Figurals Made at the Victor Insulator Company

Late 19th or Early 20th Century Porcelain Figural Made in Victor, New York

Inscribed "F.M. Locke Victor, NY"

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Late 19th or Early 20th Century Porcelain Figural Likely Made in Victor, New York

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