| | Sunset in Columbia River Gorge
|
| |
|
| |
THE RAILROAD LINEMAN
Steel, wood and sweat make the man tough as nails.
He climbs poles, ties
wire, rides the rails;
Fighting wind and snow, from his work he never fails.
Not
much could deter this man from his rugged duty,
... [more]
|
| | Lightning Rod Insulators
|
| | by Howard Banks
|
| |
Lightning rod insulators represent a fast growing area of insulator
collecting, with auction prices reflecting the surge in interest.
These little
globs of glass (see color pictures on pages 39 & 40) are gaining popularity
in the hobby due to their attractive colors and shapes, as well as their
... [more]
|
| | Letters to the Editor
|
| |
|
| |
Hemingray 42 - 42
Editor's note: On page 20 of the November issue of Crown
Jewels, we pictured a Hemingray CD 154 that had the numbers "42"
embossed on both its front and back sides. N.R. "Woody" Woodward sent
us this response:
... [more]
|
| | Tree Topper
|
| |
|
| |
48-year-old Dave Kurns climbs more than poles. His specialty as a private
contractor for the Union Pacific Railroad is tree topping.
... [more]
|
| | Left Coast Lines
|
| |
|
| |
THE FOURTH ANNUAL MERZOIAN BROTHER'S TAILGATER
was held among the lush, picturesque Porterville vineyards and orange
orchards of the San Joaquin Valley, on September 6, 2003. After a summer of
bright, clear, sunny Ca1ifornia skies, the juicy plums and sweet Concord grapes
... [more]
|
| | A Magazine for Collectors
|
| |
|
| | Photos from "Crown Jewels of the Wire," December 2003
|
| |
CJ In Color!
The following photos are from the December 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
... [more]
|
| | Because I Can't Pass Up A Bargain...
|
| | by Judy Miller
|
| |
"Hi, I'm Judy Miller from St. Joseph's Ridge, Wisconsin. Here are some
recent finds of mine. The two NATCO's CD 151's in peacock blue are finds from
two different antique shop dealers. The rest were from flea markets.
"Over the last 13 years of collecting, my collection has swelled to many hundreds.
... [more]
|
| | Porcelain Insulator News
|
| | by Elton Gish
|
| |
There seems to be an ever-growing interest in porcelain insulators at shows.
More dealers have porcelain on their tables and a wide variety is showing up on
Ebay, too. It is great for those of us who look for something different. You may
think that all possible markings on unipart porcelain insulators have been
... [more]
|
| | Cambodian Connection
|
| |
|
| |
Insulators are helping to fund a missionary team's efforts in Cambodia. Here
are a few of the items brought back to the US this fall. See page 30.
... [more]
|
| | Yankee Pole Cat Insulator Club Presents "On Golden Pond"
|
| | by John Rajpolt
|
| |
On Saturday September 13th 2004, Mary and Larry Emmons once again hosted our
annual "On Golden Pond" Swap Meet and Picnic. The weather did not
cooperate as it had in the years past. It was overcast, breezy, and drizzled on
and off with a harder rain shower around 2PM that sort of signaled the end to
... [more]
|
| | Insulator of the Month - NOW THAT'S A "HEMI"
|
| |
|
| |
Talk about a "Hemi" with power! I thought I was going to have to
put on sunglasses when I photographed this H.G. Co. CD 151. This is a new
addition to the growing collection of Tim Wood, who says this insulator is his
current favorite. Tim has a number of outstanding Hemingray-made CD 151's,
... [more]
|
| | Most Frequently Asked Insulator Question
|
| |
|
| |
Without exception, Crown Jewels receives more questions about one particular
insulator than any other. What is it? It's the carnival glass suspension
insulator collectors have nicknamed "the sombrero".
Typical questions
asked are, "I found this beautiful carnival insulator in an antique shop.
... [more]
|
