| | 150 Years of Hemingrays 1848-1998
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| | by Bob Stahr, Advertising through the Ages editor
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One hundred and fifty years ago on April 5, 1848, Ralph Gray and Robert
Hemingray formalized their partnership by signing their first lease. This lease
was for a piece of property in downtown Cincinnati, OH measuring 23' x 90'. This
small parcel was located on Hammond St. 150 feet north of 3rd St. and cost them
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| | GRACE and ELEGANCE
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| | by Dennis Stewart
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Upon arriving Sunday morning to the annual London, Ohio show, I noticed one
insulator in particular was drawing quite a bit of attention. Several people
examined it after the piece came out from its secure hiding place under one of
the tables. It was photographed and returned to its owner with rumor that it was
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| | CD 102 Diamond Pony
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| | by Mark Lauckner
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When I was a kid growing up on Vancouver Island, the magical hobby of
collecting insulators came into focus at age 13. The material we collected in
that region was as different from a Diamond pony as one could imagine. It was
only after several months collecting that I actually saw my first one, a dark
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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MORE NEW FINDS ON THE FOREIGN FRONT
TWO CD 517'S WITH NEW FACES
Collectors of foreign glass are pretty familiar with CD 517. It is a fairly
common style and has been rather easy to find at insulator shows. Glass colors
include off clear, light straw, sage green, and light blue. All the examples
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