| | The Last Gasp Of Open Wire Insulators
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Gerald S. Schrage
Chief, Southeast Engineering Branch
Rural Utilities Service
Even though he didn’t realize it, President Harry S. Truman began the
demise of the use of open wire (pin type) glass insulators in telephone plant
construction in the United States on October 28, 1949. On that day, he signed
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| | INSULATORS and COMPUTERS
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| | by Bill Meier
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Cataloging and Labeling Your Insulators
Collectors of all types find it helpful to catalog what is in their
collection. Insulator collectors are no exception! There are many ways to
catalog and keep track of what is in your collection. For example, some people
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| | X-Y-Z’s of the 1-2-3's
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| | by Dwayne Anthony
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The November 1995 issue of Crown Jewels of the Wire contained an article
entitled “ABC's of the 123's” in which I reported on a recent discovery of
CD 123 E.C.&M. Co. S.F. insulators in Northern California. Both dome and
skirt embossed EC&M's were unearthed and salvaged by heavy equipment
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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FROM MY MAIL BOX
Dear Marilyn,
I tried to take some pictures of the insulator in question the last time I
wrote you. This insulator came from Bill Heitkotter in Fresno, CA. I'm not sure
on the correct CD number but it is close in size to CD 655. I would appreciate
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| | digging at HEMINGRAY
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| | by Roger Lucas
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The road to the dump, or should I say, the alleyway to the dump, started with
good collector friend, Darin Cochran and I trying to acquire the limestone blocks
that contain the Hemingray Glass Company name from the old office building in
Muncie, Indiana a couple of years ago.
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