While in Texas for the National Show this summer, Linda & I were invited to visit the home of Jack & Judy Roach and to view Jack's extensive insulator collection.                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                         

Jack began collecting in 1966 when a GTE construction foreman gave him two porcelain insulators and said, "Keep these; they don't make them anymore." Well, he's kept a lot of them over the years; and now owns many great ones. We've decided to feature some of his CD 134 Diamond P's in this issue. On page 32 we show both the front and reverse views of three absolutely marvelous examples. Anyone of these would be a "best of show" item. On page 33 we show a half-dozen more from Jack's collection. The subject of who made Diamond P insulators remains much debated. On the other hand, there's no dispute that Jack's insulators are simply fantastic!

On a final note, Jack & Judy's hospitality is known to more than just humans. See the picture on the back cover of this issue. 

Howard Banks