| Foreign Insulators
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| by Marilyn Albers
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NEW INSULATOR STYLES EMERGE FROM FRANCE
The precious little Munchkin you see in the photo below to the left of CD 500
from Uruguay is just one of two examples known at the time of this writing. Both
were found in France and sent by a good friend to collector Bernie Warren, who
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| AN AUCTION AT HEMINGRAY
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| by Bob Stahr
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It all started innocently when I was up at the old Hemingray Factory site in
Muncie, IN. It was August 8, 1998 and I was digging there again with permission
from the owner. About midday I met the owner who informed me that they were
going to have an auction in a few weeks. I got a copy of the flyer and inquired
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| Ask Woody
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| by N. R. Woodward
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N. R. "Woody" Woodward developed the Consolidated Design (CD)
numbering system which can be found illustrated in his book, The Glass
Insulator In America - 1988 Report.
Q: Ron Barth asked if some informative articles on how some of the Hemingray
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| Display of the Month
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Wade Howard's traffic-stopping display in his yard in Grapevine, Texas.
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| Mac's Believe It or Not!
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| by John McDougald
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Just before heading to the printer with the 1999 version of the Price Guide
for "Insulators, A History and Guide to North American Glass Pintype
Insulators," I received photos and drawings from Gary Horstman, member of
the National Trail Insulator Club and collector from Brookville, Ohio.
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