| | Ask Woody
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| | by N. R. Woodward
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N. R. "Woody" Woodward is the author of THE GLASS INSULATOR IN
AMERICA, 1988 Report and developed
the Consolidated Design Numbers identification system for glass insulators.
The first question was submitted by Gary Short of Chapmansboro, TN 37035
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| | Ma Bell's Place
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| | by Vic Sumner
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THE FIRST INSULATOR
Collectors of the crown jewels everywhere are on the prowl for new and
different finds to add yet more pages to our records. We've all seen
illustrations and, in some cases, actual photographs of the glass block drawer
pulls, bottle necks, threadless etc. used on the early telegraph lines. Well, it
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| | A Rookie's Visit To The Collins Line
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| | by John McDougald
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The origins of this trip go all the way back to April of last year. I was
planning to attend the Enumclaw (Washington) show and was looking for a place to
send my insulators and books so I wouldn't have to carry them on the plane. I
looked in the directory and picked out Wayne Wanechek's name because I thought
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | by Elton Gish
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Last November, we presented six new styles for the U-Chart: U-196 (Fred
Locke) , U-706A ("CENTRAL"), U-972, U-984, U-987, and U-989. The last
four are threadless. This month, we will show five more additions to the
U-Chart.
For those of you that may not be familiar with the U-Chart, this is the
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| | Bea Lines
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| | by H.G. "Bea" Hyve
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DWAYNE ANTHONY
"Bea Lines" is in California this time, for an interview with
Dwayne Anthony of San Bernardino. Dwayne and his wife Ofelia are two more good
examples of the enthusiastic young people our hobby is fortunate to have. Dwayne
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