| | The Floyd Threadless
| | | by Ray Klingensmith
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Back in the July, 1978, p. 18-20, issue of Crown Jewels of the Wire, I wrote
an article on a type of threadless insulator that was invented by George Floyd
of Cincinnati, Ohio. It was patented on May 14, 1867. The patent involved a
special type of pin, made of brass, steel, or iron, that was parted at the top
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| | | Varieties of Lynchburg Glass, Part I
| | | by Dennis Bratcher
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The story of the Lynchburg Glass Works reads like a Shakespearean tragedy: a
promising enterprise with the right product in the right place at the right
time, with good motivation and management, an aggressive sales program and the
right "contacts," but doomed to failure by forces beyond the control
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| | | Porcelain Insulator News
| | | by Elton Gish, NIA #41
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Even though the St. Charles National is only memories (albeit good memories
for most), there were several unreported and seldom seen porcelain insulators
that surfaced and, until now, we have not taken time to recognize them.
A very exciting old find for Macomb collectors was on the sale table of John
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| | | Bea Lines
| | | by H.G. "Bea" Hyve
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This time "Bea Lines" is moving down South, for an interview with
Bob and Phoebe Adams of Miami, Florida. Unless I am mistaken, Bob and Phoebe
have the distinction of being the hobby's southernmost dwellers, as far as the
continental United States is concerned. So, except for the Florida shows, these
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