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Crown Jewels of the Wire -- "Insulator Web
Site"
Rick Shea and Joann McBrine of West Bolton, Quebec coined the caption for
their backyard display. Note the huge spider web below the crossarm and to the
left of the upright pole. They added, "it's the only squirrel-proof bird
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| | Isolateur de Marseilles
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| | by Michael "Polecat" Doyle
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We felt a gentle nudge shiver through Saipan's hull as the brightly colored
harbor tugs with their grumbling diesels churned out the salt water froth and
urged our 40,000 ton warship closer to its awaiting berth in Marseilles, France.
The shrill of the Boatswain's pipe echoed through the ship's passages and
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | by Elton Gish
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Bob Kay reported an unusual pair of markings on U-400B. Most of you are
probably asking, "What is U-400B?" This is a good time to report this
new style. For those who have the Value Guide for Unipart and Porcelain
Insulators, you can find the scale drawing on page 101. The first and only
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| | The Find of a Lifetime
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| | by Paul Ziemer
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What does the Pacific Northwest Mustang Club and
collecting insulators have
in common?
Well.... on one sunny autumn day in 1997 .... plenty. For those of you who do
not know me, our family has two types of ponies. The first kind is the type that
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| | Celebrating Our 30th Year
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THE EDITOR: Dora Harned of Chico, California originated INSULATORS, Crown
Jewels of the Wire in March, 1969. "With no capital, a handful of insulator
collectors' names and addresses, a printer willing to take a flyer and a
borrowed typewriter, we started in a corner of our living room. I believe
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