EDDIE'S WORLD

Ed Peters of Minnesota admits he lives in his own little world where he dreams of insulators and trains. He shared the insulator portion of his world at the National, displaying favorite insulators from his collection.                                                                                    
                                                                                                   

Dan Goodrich of North Carolina , must be pretty good at chasing rainbows.

Just look at this colorful selection of signal insulators.

HEMINGRAY DUMP EXHIBITS

Collectors have been digging in the Hemingray dump for a decade now. The show featured several exhibits.

Roger Lucas of Indiana tied for first place in Specialty with his display of slag glass and solid pours.

Darin Cochran of Indiana displayed cullet and glass products recovered from a decade of digging at the Hemingray dump.

Bob Stahr of Illinois focused his display on cullet and glass products in "icy" colors from the 1920's & 30's.

Bill and Marcy Plunkett of Pennsylvania displayed an exhibit of insulators described as "His & Hers". Guess which was "Hers"?

Mike Miller of Colorado exhibited insulators that "Take on a New Glow" under ultra violet and fluorescent lighting. Mike says UV lighting can help identify the manufacturer of unembossed insulators, as some company's products carry a "signature" fluorescence.

An extensive display of Universal Fire Plug insulators, of insulators used in radio broadcasting, of foreign power insulators, of pastel colored McLaughlin CD 106's & 115's, and the story of one person's 30-year odyssey of insulator collecting rounded out more than 40 exhibits at the 2003 National Show in Springfield, Ohio.

Curtis Erickson of Michigan displayed foreign power insulators.

Sandra Irons, who uses the computer software program QUARK professionally, teaches CJOW Co-Editor Linda Banks some new layout techniques on our "mini-mac" laptop.