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| | by Bob Harding
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A couple of years ago I was fascinated by Ginny Plunkett's story about the
insulators they had found on a early Ohio railroad line in the mid-70's. She
described an odd glass insulator that was fastened to the pole tops and covered
with an iron shell. It was discovered to be an insulator designed by Royal E.
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| | "Hooked" On Insulators
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Recently I came across a ramshorn in an antique shop that is rather unusual
because of the fact that it is made of wood. On the outside, there is some kind
of black coating, almost similar to tar that has hardened. The really neat part
is that the original line and tie wires remain on it. I would really like to have some information on it such as era and value. Thanks.
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | by Elton Gish, NIA #41
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Jack Tod started editing the Porcelain Insulator News column in November,
1971. He continued as editor until his last column appeared in the June, 1984
issue. Early in 1984, Jack asked me to take over his job as editor. I was very
shocked at his request. I had always looked to Jack for the answers to my
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