Triple Ridge Club Get Together
By Mike Green
Reprinted from "Crown Jewels of the Wire", July 2006, page 46
Under glorious clear blue Colorado skies the Triple Ridge Insulator Club
enjoyed its annual spring get together. This year the event took place at the
home of Ray Curiel in Castle Rock. Ray was a gracious host and a good time was
had by all. Collectors from as far away as Alamosa made the journey to enjoy
good food and swap some great stories. Matt Poage and Ray Curiel shared cooking
duties and I must say my brat was perfect! There's just nothing quite like hot
food off the barbeque on a 75 degree day with a bunch of insulator collectors.
It's always easier to wheel and deal on a full stomach anyway!
Galen's green Mulford and Biddle
During the course of the day some very nice pieces traded hands and many
future deals were negotiated. Dan Gauron out of Colorado Springs took home
several nice pieces including a near perfect H mold E.C & M. There were also
some nice show and tell pieces including a green 1871 bullet with some cool
white rocks in the skirt, a dark olive CD 131.4, and a Pluto found near
Silverton, Colorado. Galen Howard brought two fantastic Mulford and Biddle
threadless insulators, one in a terrific green and another with two huge
bubbles. Needless to say there was some very nice eye candy for everyone. The
best glass however was inside the house in one of the nicest insulator rooms you
will ever see. Ray Curiel has a fabulous selection of color pieces with a nice
mix of unusual and difficult CD numbers. The collection is beautifully laid out
in a well organized and visually pleasing manner. Everyone at the get together
spent lots of time enjoying the insulator room. I asked Ray what his favorite
piece was and he just couldn't pick one but I'll bet his new dark purple CD 125
W.U. ranks right up there. Ray also recently picked up a beautiful orange amber
CD 287.1 Locke insulator.
Dan Gauron examines cobalt signal
Master chef Matt Poage
Ray Curiel's insulator room & fantastic signal collection
As the afternoon rolled on everyone reluctantly packed up their stuff and
began to look forward to the next event. Triple Ridge President Mike Miller is already working on a
possible summer tailgater in Canon City and an October get
together in Colorado Springs. Between now and then I'm looking forward to a
terrific National in Austin!
Good luck collecting.
Show and Tell Dark Olive CD 131.4
Rob Gilkerson
Good Food and Good Friends
Green 1871 bullet with rocks in the skirt.
Dan admires Galen's bubble filled CD 126.4
Galen and Ray check out a piece
while Matt Poage looks on.
Two new Mulfords for Galen
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