| | Back, After 20 Years
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| | By Charles Brandon
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I thought I would share a unique perspective of our hobby after a 20 year
hiatus and confirm some history on a couple of the more unusual insulators that
I recently learned.
I started collecting insulators as a high school runner in the early 1970's.
I would run out in the country from my home in St. Joseph, Missouri. I enjoyed
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| | Letters to Editor, continued
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CALIFORNIA EMBOSSING VARIETIES
In the January issue, Crown Jewels contained an article by Mike McGuire about
a different embossing style on CALIFORNIA CD 208 insulators. He described
observing a variety where the letters "OR" were smaller than the
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| | Insulator of the Month - BLUE MOUSE
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This CD 257 Hemingray "Mickey Mouse" helmet in electric blue is
just one of nine such mice owned by Charles Brandon. (See picture on the address
side of this magazine.) Charles reports that they were used in the Kansas City
area. The CD 268 Crown shown with all nine mice is also proudly owned by Charles.
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| | Grand Canyon Insulator Club's 2003 Insulator Swap & Christmas Party.
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| | By Dwayne Anthony
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On December 13, approximately two-dozen members of GCIC converged at the home
of Kevin & Cheryl Jacobson in Phoenix, Arizona, for a joyous day of
insulator swapping and Christmas merriment. This is a very active club that
meets regularly in member's homes for club business and fellowship.
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| | Canadian Forum
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| | By Robin Plewes
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Welcome to a resurrection of sorts. A few years ago Mark Lauckner started
this column to offer an insight into Canadian insulators. Mark has had a number
of projects on the go these past few years, and his time to write has been very
limited. I approached him a while back and inquired as to his thoughts on the
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| | Crown Jewels Basic Guide to Photographing Insulators
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Many readers have asked Crown Jewels for help in photographing insulators.
Collector Bill Ostrander has been one of our best advisors, so we asked him to
provide tips that will help you find success in photographing your insulators.
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| | A Magazine for Collectors
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| | Photos from "Crown Jewels of the Wire," March 2004
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CJ In Color!
The following photos are from the March 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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| | Left Coast Lines - News From The Western Region
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| | By Mike Doyle
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The Winter 2003, Auburn, California, insulator and bottle show was held on
Friday and Saturday, the 5th and 6th of December. Each year, Pat & Shirley
Patocka, in cooperation with the 49er Historical Bottle Society, put on this
show at the Gold Country Fairgrounds. This year, Pat reorganized the dealer map
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| | "A Piece of History"
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| | By Mike McGuire
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After arriving at the highly anticipated 49er Historical Bottle Association's
26th Annual Show and Sale in Auburn, California along with
thousands of other anxious collectors and dealers that have come to and expect a
great show, I must say, I for one was not disappointed. In fact, I was amongst a
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