| | George Solon Ladd
| | | by Fritz Kettenburg
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One of the most varied and creative careers in electricity on the west coast
belonged to George S. Ladd. He was especially well known in the field of
electrical communications beginning with the telegraph, and finally by firmly
establishing the use of the ultimate invention of his time: the telephone.
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| | | Porcelain Insulator News
| | | by Jack H. Tod
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Dear Jack:
I recently picked up another insulator for my collection that is
new to me, and I would appreciate any information you may have on it. I've
enclosed a shadow profile drawing with pertinent dimensions.
It has a reddish-brown glaze, 1-3/8" pin hole, top-rest firing surface and a "LIMA
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| | | CD 804.3 Isorex
| | | by Bill Hungate
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When Marion Milholland was putting out his 3rd Revision, I was collecting
foreign insulators, and as I came upon one that I thought had not previously
been classified or photographed, I sent it to him. There were four in all that
are now in that book, as well as the new Bicentennial Edition. I am very proud
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| | | The Paul Seiler Telephone
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Sue Nemec of Auckland, New Zealand, holding the rare Paul Seiler telephone.
See following pages....
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| | | Patent Pages
| | | by Ray Klingensmith
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This column, hopefully each month, will be dedicated to the
"Patents", that is, the insulators which were patented by their
inventors. I find many of these items very interesting, and in viewing the old
patent copies, so much can be learned about these unusual jewels. Many
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| | | "Threadless Corner"
| | | by Ray Klingensmith
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Hello to everyone, and welcome to "Threadless Corner", a new column
I hope to be writing each month. Another column called "Patent
Pages" will also be appearing. These three or four pages each month,
hopefully, will be of some help to all those involved in collecting
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