| 2005 National Show Report - Part 2 of 3
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2005 National Show Report Nor-Cal Insulator Club
San Jose, California
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| Crown Jewels at the Smithsonian Institute
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Art work by Terry Morin was featured on the cover of the June issue of Crown
Jewels. Workers at the Smithsonian Institute liked the art so much, they
incorporated the June issue into their insulator display (below). It seems
Quincy, the insulator-hugging opossum shown on June's back cover with a CD 151
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| Insulator of the Month
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THE HERO
This CD 102 pony is anything but a common insulator. It's a "one of a
kind"; being the only insulator found to date embossed simply with an
"H" .
Found at a flea market in Texas some years ago, collectors speculate it may
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| Kids Korner
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Meet Cover Artist Christina Jung
I am fourteen and in the ninth grade. My entry for the Crown Jewels cover
contest is of a father and daughter on an insulator hunt. It symbolizes what my
father and I share when he takes me out on a trip. The city on the horizon is a
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| One-of-a-Kinds
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These two, slightly different shaped, threadless hooks in porcelain are
reported to be "one of a kinds". Both were found in Eastern Canada.
There is some speculation they are related to the overland portion of the
Trans-Atlantic Cable, the famous undersea telegraph line that connected Europe
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| 2005 National Show Report - Part 3 of 3
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2005 National Show Report Nor-Cal
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San Jose, California
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| 2005 National Show Report - Part 1 of 3
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2005 National Show Report Nor-Cal Insulator Club
San Jose, California
National Insulator Association president Dudley Ellis, a veteran of many
national shows, proclaimed to those in attendance at the banquet for the 2005
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| A Magazine for Collectors
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| Photos from "Crown Jewels of the Wire," September 2005
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CJ In Color!
The following photos are from the September 2005
Crown Jewels of the Wire magazine. These have been provided by the publisher
for those wishing to see a color rendition of the black and white photos
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