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News From The Western Region
leftcoastlines@insulators.com
Hello Crown Jewels readers, my name is Michael Doyle and I am very excited to
be your new Western Region correspondent! I thank God for the many blessings He
continues to heap upon me; also my wife, Ruthann, for her love and enthusiastic support; and Dwayne Anthony, Howard and Linda Banks for providing this
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| | Goin' To The Dogs
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Porcelain insulator specialist Jason Townsend recently came across two marvelous
"go-withs" for his collection.
Townsend met someone who
mentioned he owned two porcelain dogs that had been made at the Locke insulator
factory. The owner said he was an employee at the Locke factory more than fifty
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| | Just Shopping Around...
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| | By Mike McGuire
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Valentines Day 2002. It was our anniversary, and we decided to get away for a
few days in the foothills not too far from home. After our brief, yet pleasant
stay, we both were getting restless and opted to spend the rest of our time
antiquing. After all we were celebrating our 26th anniversary. I can't imagine
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| | Collecting Insulator Related Advertisements
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"Go-Withs" come in many forms for the insulator collector.. From
insulator hardware such as metal pins... to bottles made by the same
companies that made insulators... to postage stamps depicting telegraph lines or insulators...
there are many interesting and
inexpensive ways to "spruce up" an insulator collection.
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| | The Hunt for Californias
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| | By Howard Banks
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Seeking hidden but not so buried treasure
"Dealer Wanted", read the subject line of an email I received in
September. The writer explained he had inherited some insulators from his father
and wished to sell them, "I've got some that are embossed HEMINGRAY and
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| | More on Distribution Rings
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More collectors have sent in information about distribution rings following
articles in CJ in June and July.
Gene Condon wrote that in 1953 India issued two
stamps commemorating the centenary of the telegraph in that country. A first day
cover for those stamps, shown below, depicts a distribution ring. It
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| | Molds, Molds and More Molds
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Tucked away in one of many areas, famous for glass houses, is a cache of
molds. Cast iron molds, that is! While visiting the Museum of American Glass at Wheaton
Village¹ in Millville, New Jersey recently, I was taken by the
bounty of molds arranged in specific eras of history representing a chronology
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| | Insulator of the Month - Clammy
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Peculiar color. Peculiar insulator. Doug Williams list this CD 724 as one of
the favorite insulators in his collection of threadless glass. The color is
described in the price guide as "clambroth w/ purple tint". Seems a
very apt description for this example in particular, with the bubbles and swirls
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| | A Magazine for Collectors
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| | Photos from "Crown Jewels of the Wire," November 2003
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CJ In Color!
The following photos are from the November 2003
Crown Jewels of the Wire magazine. These have been provided by the publisher
for those wishing to see a color rendition of the black and white photos
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| | Chiloquin Swap Meet
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Chiloquin is a small mountain community nestled in the pines not far from
Crater Lake National Park in Southern Oregon. It's also the site for an
insulator swap meet every September at the home of Mid Norris.
The Jefferson
State Insulator Club sponsors the meet as one of several backyard swaps held
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| | HEMINGRAY 42 42
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42 42 is no typo. Collector Van Walls is having fun with his CD 154
Hemingray 42 42. The number 42 is found on both sides of the insulator.
It is possible that this HEMINGRAY - 42 (front) MADE IN U.S.A. / 42 (reverse)
is a co-incidental match up of insulator style and mold number. The exact
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| | Insulator Collecting 101
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One of the most popular insulator styles, shown here in a drawing from McDougald's Price Guide, is called
"the Mickey Mouse" after its
exaggerated cable groove.
"Mickey Mouse" insulators were made by the Hemingray Glass Company
for use in power lines carrying low voltages. The wire, or cable, that carried
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