| | Bourbon Street Paraders
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As you know, I make my living as a jazz saxophonist and band leader (That's
me on the far right!) here on Cape Cod. I thought you and your readers might get
a kick out of this photo of us performing in our "workplace" of the
past three years.
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| | Hunting on the Saluda Grade
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| | by Gary Dexter
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With only a couple years of collecting under my belt, I am new to the
insulator hobby. During childhood, the aqua and amethyst-colored gems drew my
fascination as often as my aim. There was something very Christmas-like about
the poles with two or three loaded crossarms sparkling in the sun, their wires
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| | The Telegrapher
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This article appeared in the September 30, 1871 edition of The
Telegrapher.
It was sent for reprint by Ronald J. Souza, Western Telegraph Association.
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| | Patent Office
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| | by Elton Gish
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LUSIGNAN PATENTS FOR FOG-TYPE
SUSPENSION INSULATOR
Several years ago Mike Guthrie (NIA #3297) reported an unusual fog-type
suspension insulator made by the Ohio Brass Co. The insulator was not marked but
it did have the O-B logo prominently marked on both cast iron caps. It was
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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ROOF TOP POLE COVERS
Pole top pole covers are a common sight in Germany and Switzerland. Crown
Jewels of the Wire Editor Carol McDougald and I saw several in I use during our
research trip to Europe in 1990. They are not insulators in the true sense of
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| | The Dominion (Battleford) Telegraph Part II
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| | by Mark Lauckner
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Numerous attempts have been made in recent years by insulator collectors to
locate this old pioneer threadless line. Wilf & Margaret Secord made
significant discoveries at the location of Wire Cache on the North Thompson
River in 1974, 1975, and in 1983. Many others also dug this site.
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| | Good News for Beginning Collectors of the '90's
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| | by Robert Winkler
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In 1956, I acquired my first pin type line insulator (a broken 45KV Locke
"VICTOR" two-piece unit as I recall). By 1976, I was somewhere between
750 and 800 glass and porcelain insulators, from common to very rare.
By 1991, I
was down to TWO specimens, total! In May of 1992, I received my first issue of
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