| | Western Union Telegraph History
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| | Edited by John McDougald
from WUTC Corporate History donated by Mr. Ron Souza
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Thanks to the generous donation of Ron Souza, Citrus Heights, California,
Crown Jewels of the Wire is now in the possession of a wonderful piece of
telegraph history. The Corporate History of the Western Union Telegraph Company
is a 353 page typewritten document that, in its own words, "gives
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| | A Tale Of Two Seilers
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| | by Steve Viola
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25 Years of Collecting
Well it's great to be back. Back where? Back into insulator collecting, of
course. From 1969 to 1974 my friend Mike Newcomer and I were young and
enthusiastic collectors. We always enjoyed going to insulator shows and scouring
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| | Advertising Through the Ages
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| | by Robert Stahr
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Unfortunately Editor Bob isn't eligible for 25 years of collecting awards,
since he has just turned 21 years of age. However, he has spent hours combing
through multiple quarter centuries of catalogues and journals and has uncovered
some great old advertisements never before shared with the hobby. For these
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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THE INSULATOR COLLECTING HOBBY IS GROWING!
Part II: "New Insulator styles, colors and markings found in Australia
and New Zealand"
Many thanks to all who let me know how much they enjoyed "meeting"
the insulator collectors from Australia and New Zealand in Part I of this
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| | 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 following question comes from Ben Franklin, Lamar, CO
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| | The Honey Pot - A Lesson in Creativity & Diversity
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| | by Elaine Camper
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A number of years ago, Pacific Power and Light (PP&L), which serves many
customers in the Cascade Mountains, was faced with solving an on-going problem
that resulted in both an undesirable and unsafe job situation for the PP&L
linemen.
In the Pacific Northwest, there are a number of ice storms in the fall
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