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A Chapter About Insulators

   

   

In no department of telegraphic science has so much ingenuity been expended, and so little real progress been made, as in that which relates to the proper insulation of the "line wires." Many of these devices -- "and their name is legion" -- possess a high degree of ...                    [more]



   

Letters to the Editor

   

   

Dear Dora,

I am a fan of the Hartford Electric Lighting Company's pole. Since I like drawing and you want pictures for the magazine, I drew you two sketches of H.E.LT. Co. poles in Thomaston, Connecticut (Perhaps you've heard of Seth Thomas clocks.). The typical prototype of this company is ...                    [more]



   

Research Division

   

   

Dear Dora,

I know this is an error, but I found a Hemi 16, a CD 115 clear. Did anyone ever hear of this?
Sincerely, 
Herb Barker 
Missoula, Montana


Dear Dora,

I need some information on an embossing on the base of an ...                    [more]



   

Foreign Insulators

   by Marilyn Albers

   

Potheads and Spur Insulators

Collectors of foreign porcelains seem to be generally excited about finding the peculiar shaped insulator nicknamed the "Pothead". It has a top cover which unscrews from the rest of the insulator and resembles a jar of peanut ...                    [more]



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