| | The 31st Annual Perkiomenville, PA Insulator show
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By the time you read this, this show will be past and the National will also
be history, although more recently. The day broke with some fog but by eight o'clock most of it had burned off and it was a great insulator show day. The first
dealer arrived before seven o'clock and there was a steady stream of dealers
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| | Wooden Thangy
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Rob Gilkerson acquired the wood object shown below at an estate auction of a
power company lineman's 40 year accumulation of stuff. Rob thinks the item may
be a hand chiseled strain insulator made from a decay resistant wood like cedar
or juniper. The estate auction was in Canon City, Colorado.
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| | Canadian Forum
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| | By Robin Plewes
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With this column I've been lucky enough to have a couple of submissions from
other Canadian collectors. Manfred Hagar has shared his tale of the previously
undocumented threadless porcelain beehive. Barrett Nicpon has written a show
report for the First Annual South Western Ontario Swap and Show that was held
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| | We're Just Curious....
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In the April, 1969 issue of Old Bottle Magazine, insulator editor Frances
Terrill wrote about a newly discovered California CD 201 that was different than
the rest.
Frances wrote that two collectors in California were "poking around on
an old line looking for 1 piece Brookfields when they noticed an insulator that
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| | Insulator of the Month - TIME WILL TELL
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This CD 134 is Larry McClain's favorite insulator. He says it was removed
from a house in Colorado Springs, CO in 1981. But, because it was covered in
three or four layers of paint, no one had a clue what a fantastic color lay
hidden within. Finally, in 1993 Larry took a knife and began scraping off those
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| | 2004 Western Regional Show Denver, Colorado
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Best Color Exhibit
Jack Roach won the award for "Best Color" with this display of
beehives made by the American Insulator Company.
According to Jack, only four American beehives are known in amber. Greens are
scarce too, but look at the variety of shades in his display below.
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| | A Magazine for Collectors
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| | Photos from "Crown Jewels of the Wire," October 2004
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CJ In Color!
The following photos are from the October 2004
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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| | Kids Korner
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Ryan Smith and his dad, Kyle, of Snyder, Texas are fairly new to the insulator hobby. They are working hard
and having some fun putting an insulator exhibit together for the Scurry
County Museum. It will be shown in September and October. "We enjoy the
hunting, classifying, and the history of glass insulators and hope that many
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| | Finding Threadless on the Transcontinental Railroad
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Transcontinental Railroad Bridge
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