| | Italian Insulators
| | | by Sid Nelson
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After working in Modena, Italy, for one year, my neighbor brought back five
Italian insulators (see photo). I have been collecting insulators for five years
now, and these are the first foreign ones I have encountered. All five of these
insulators were found in northern Italy, not far from the foothills of the
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| | | Baby Canadian Threadless
| | | by Jack Hayes
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In his article on the Battleford Baby in Insulators, September 1972, Ren
Settle, now of Ottawa, brought to our attention "that reduction in weight
was a prime consideration when the line materials were ordered" for the
first telegraph line in western Canada, because great distances had to be
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| | | Porcelain Insulator News
| | | by Jack H. Tod
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Dear Jack:
Per your request, I've enclosed a shadow profile and the measured dimensions
of my U-975 threadless porcelain. It is a medium brown color, and note the
annular groove about 2/3 the way up in the very large pin hole. The insulator
appears to have been "turned" but is quite uneven in spots.
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