| | Tales of a Buckeye
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| | by Gayner "Ted" Armstrong
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Rick Soller embarked upon his collecting career at the ripe old age of ten.
Rick's childhood visits to an uncle in New Lexington, OH who lived near the New
York Central railroad often culminated in a trip to the tracks with his
brothers. There the boys would put pennies on the rails, hoping to retrieve
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| | The Mighty Mini Poles
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| | by Steve Kella
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The mini poles started out about six or seven years ago when trying to make a
display to go along with my insulator collection. The poles were built to show
how different transmission and distribution insulators were used.
The first
poles were quite basic when I look back at some of the photos I've take of them.
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| | The Adventures of Robert "Bavarian Bob" Tucker
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| | by Robert and Syndia Tucker
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The quiet stillness drapes the sheer rock walls that jut skyward in powerful
majesty, defying the laws of nature with their serene heights while the gentle
snows of winter silently fall and wrap the living things frozen in delicate
white crystals; yet even the crags seem to shiver from the winter nymph's
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| | ROBERT FLOYD ADAMS
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1923-1999
Once again our hearts are saddened by the loss of a pioneer collector, hobby
enthusiast, and very good friend. Bob Adams of Miami, Florida, passed away on 17
May. On 2 February he suffered a stroke, and then had a heart attack a few days
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | by Elton Gish
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We have a mixed bag to share with you this month. Two are unusual pin-type
insulators and the rest are non-pin-type insulators you don't often see.
Hopefully, many of you have never seen them and will now become more informed.
You probably know by now that there is seemingly an endless variety of porcelain
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