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| | by Elton Gish
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Jack Tod published his first book, Porcelain Insulators Guide Book, in 1971.
Since that time, he published several supplements, a second edition, and
finally, a third edition in 1988. Each time there were many new porcelain
insulator styles to add to the U.S. version of the "Universal Style
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| | About the Author, David Benedict, of Edinburg, Texas...
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Local insulator collector displays his. 'Crown Jewels of Wire'
The Edinburg Public Library has on display approximately sixty "Crown
Jewels of the Wire" from the private collection of Edinburg resident, David
Benedict. The collection of "Crown Jewels" represent a span of over
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| | Teen-ager's Collection On Display At Library
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Grandmother's hobby becomes her own
Not many granddaughters in this day and age can say --- or will admit ---
that
their hobby is the same as their grandmother's.
But in the case of 15-year-old
Christie Merritt of Carnegie, her devotion to that hobby has rekindled her
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| | MAC's Believe It Or Not!
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| | by John McDougald
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As I've traveled around the country for the last ten years, I've taken lots
of pictures. My motto has become "have camera, will travel!" I spent a
little time this month looking through the pictures that I've taken in the past
year or so to see what new information I could share with you regarding some
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| | Walking The Beat (And the Lines)
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| | by John Badowski
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In my early days of law enforcement I was often sent out to 'walk the beat',
being the junior man on my platoon. This privilege usually occurred on nights
when Toronto received 3" of pouring rain, or when the thermometer dropped
below -20 Celsius. How I cursed my beloved patrol sergeant in those days!
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| | Advertising Through the Ages
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INTRODUCING....Robert Stahr, currently a university student in Ames, Iowa,
who has offered to become a columnist for Crown Jewels of the Wire. Bob has spent
many hours pouring over libraries of historic electrical journals and has
amassed a large collection of advertising.
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| | The Neighbor's Cat Gets A Name
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| | by Jim Barton
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It started last March when the landlord who used to own the apartment
building I live in offered to give me a piece of furniture he no longer needed.
He said I could use it to display my "telephone insulator things".
I
took one look at it and said, "Sure!" It's five feet long and three
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| | News From The North
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| | by Morgan Davis, Canadian Correspondent
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I love this hobby. Seems like just when you think you've seen it all, another
new item comes to light that rocks the insulator collecting world. Well, folks,
you have better sit down' cause here's the story of another NEW FIND!
Phil Ort of St. Catherines, Ontario, has been collecting insulators
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| | Vidriera Monterrey
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A Brief Historical Glance
The following article represents a synthesis of information obtained from two
documents of the Vidriera Monterrey (Monterrey Glass Shop) in Monterrey, Mexico.
One document is untitled. The other document is an outline entitled "Datos
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| | An Adventure in July of 1991
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| | by Robert Tucker
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Every muscle in my legs and arms was quivering with fatigue as the eyes took
a furtive glance upward to the cross arm still 10 feet away. A brief message
flashed across my brain: "what are you doing 30 feet up in the air, miles
from anywhere, chasing a valueless insulator?" The brief rest and heretical
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