| | Avatares Del Telefono En Mexico
| | | by David Benedict
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Part 2: From the First Call to the Outburst of the Revolution
March 13, 1878 is recognized as the first time telephone communication was
realized between two distant points in the Valley of Mexico. Telephone
apparatus were connected to the wires of a telegraph line between Coliseo
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| | | Friends And Neighbors
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Hobby won't insulate teen; it makes him rich.
Shaun Kotlarsky doesn't think he's unusual, but he admits what he collects is
anything but ordinary.
The l3-year-old Waterford resident has spent the past two
years collecting insulators.
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| | | Porcelain Insulator News
| | | by Elton Gish
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In the September 1990 issue of CJ, we talked in some detail about the use of
M-2795 in northern California. More than 100,000 of these insulators were used
on two lines during 1900-1901. The top skirt was made of porcelain, with a
gutter around the outer edge and an eave spout to direct the water away from the
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| | | What A Show!
| | | by Mike Guthrie, West Coast Correspondent (and dam lucky guy!)
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AUBURN, CALIFORNIA 1993
Ok, beautiful country, great weather, nice people, neat stuff, 135 sales
tables, and 10 collectible displays. So, what else is new, Auburn is always a
great time..... always.
But this year was a cut above......
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