| | Kids Korner - All about me and my collection
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| | By Anthony Snell
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My name is Anthony; I am ten years old and live in Western Australia. My dad
is also a big collector of insulators. He has over 678 of them. In Australia we
go on trips following old telegraph lines. We get all the insulators we want
more of, or just the ones we don't have yet. We have been to Narambeen,
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| | CANADIAN FORUM
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| | By Robin Plewes
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There has been some discussion in the recent past about the National
Insulator Assn. ( NIA ) and how effective this organization is with respect to
Canadian insulator collectors. I have been speaking with the current NIA
president, Kevin Jacobson, and the past president, Dudley Ellis, about this very
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| | INSULATOR OF THE MONTH - CARAMEL RIBBONS
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I've ordered ice cream sundaes that didn't have this much topping. One of the
joys of collecting is gathering specimens with special character, such as this
CD 143 with a whittle mold appearance on the outside and amber swirls inside. It
belongs to Bill Reid. For more treats, turn to page 19.
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| | Crown Jewels Auction
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(Caution - LARGE DOWNLOAD)
Welcome to our "spring fling thing":
An auction containing 256
insulators!
Bidding begins at 8:00 AM PDT, Monday, April 2nd.
Bidding ends at 7:00 PM
PDT, Sunday, April 8th.
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | By Elton Gish
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I thought we covered this type of insulator in a past PIN, but now discover
it has been overlooked. There has been some interest recently in the old
"submarine" insulator. Many years ago someone used that term and the
guess seemed logical as a possible use for this most unusual insulator; namely,
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| | Character Study
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Giant bubbles. Amber swirls. Frothy glass. Lots can happen in the making of
an insulator to create specimens with special character. Swirls in the cobalt
signal above seem to resemble a prehistoric drawing of a cave bear. In the one
on the cover, the swirls seem to form a lion, or the Sphinx.
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