| | Boise and the Northwest Lineman College
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| | by Carol McDougald
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An unexpected trip to Boise, Idaho, this summer found us in the neighborhood
of the Northwest Lineman College. Knowing that Alan Drew's article would run in
Crown Jewels of the Wire this fall, we wanted to take the opportunity to meet
him and see the college. As luck would have it, Alan was out of town the
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | by Elton Gish
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There have been so many new porcelain items reported over the past year that
we just do not have the time or space to discuss all of them. In fact, many will
probably go unreported in PIN. That is what makes collecting porcelain so
interesting - there is always something new that we have not seen before. A lot
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| | My Science Fair Project
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| | by Greg Ceccherelli
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Pin Type Glass
Insulators and
Drip Points
There is a lot of debate among insulator collectors as to whether or not drip
points actually do anything.
Some collectors say that they work. Most collectors think it was a gimmick used to sell more insulators.
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| | Mac's Believe It Or Not!
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| | by John McDougald
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CD 176.9
The "Toadstool" --
if that means it's larger than a
"Mushroom"
It has been several months since we have been able to announce the assignment
of a new CD number for a threaded pintype from the United States, but this month
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| | An Unexpected Find For Northwest Lineman College
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| | by Alan Drew, Vice President Northwest Lineman College
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I have been in the electric power utility business for many years as a
lineman and an electrical engineer in California and Washington. I have always
been interested in insulators and related materials along with any associated
history. About two years ago I moved to Boise, Idaho looking towards retirement
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