| Early Interest in Insulators
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DeeDee Hall sent in this picture. She writes, "A little porcelain spool
insulator looked like a cup of tea to 20-month old Aimee of Fresno,
California." Good work, DeeDee! Our hobby needs more young collectors, and
maybe one year isn't too early to start.
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| Insulator of the Month - BOB'S STAR
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Bob Stahr is a Hemingray specialist. He collects anything Hemingray. Not just
insulators. But lamps, bottles, fruit jars, battery jars, historical artifacts
and more. His insulator collection is quite excellent with many examples of rare
CD's. But Bob says one of his favorite insulators (Isn't hard to pick just one?)
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| From One to a Dozen....
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Until this spring, only one CD 141.7 Twiggs was known to the hobby. Now,
count 12 more.
Collector Andy Wadysz of Michigan says he stopped by an antique shop one day,
and noticed two CD 141.7's in a window. They are the two in the bottom picture
on page 17 that are starting to turn amethyst. While buying the two, Andy asked
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| A Magazine for Collectors
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| Photos from "Crown Jewels of the Wire," June 2004
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CJ In Color!
The following photos are from the June 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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| March 2004 Pole Top Auction
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Editor's note: Insulators auctions have become a mainstay of the hobby. Crown
Jewels has decided to report on auction sales so our readership can stay
informed of trends. Ray Klingensmith, owner of Pole Top Discoveries, has been
conducting insulator auctions since 1987. Ray writes that his 50th sale was
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| Kids Korner
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Six young people entered the Crown Jewels contest to write an essay on
the subject of "Why I Collect' Insulators". The prize: a year's
subscription to the magazine for the two we liked best. Picking the winners was hard. Our first two choices:
Why I collect Insulators by Stephen Davidson, age 13:
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| Wheaton, Illinois Show Report
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| By Rick Soller
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What makes a great show? The April 2-3, Wheaton, Illinois show certainly
provided a good example with its large group of dealers, growing numbers of
displays, and after-show activities.
In the past two years, the show has spread into a second, connected building,
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| Visit to Johnson Press
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Linda and I traveled to Pontiac, Illinois in mid-April to meet the people who
work for our new printer, Johnson Press of America. We were impressed both with
the professionalism of the operation, and the personal attention we received
from the friendly staff. Even the Pres. spent an afternoon giving Linda and I a
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| Boston Family Album
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Crown Jewels this month presents insulators manufactured by, or in some way
related to, Boston Bottle Works. Our story extends from page 20 through page 33.
Shown on this page: Upper left: CD 136.4 unembossed; upper right: CD 136.4
unembossed; Lower left: 136.5 embossed Boston Bottle Works; lower right: 143.6
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| SHOW GALLERY
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Shown on these two pages are insulators that were displayed at two events in
March: the Chico, California bottle show and an insulator swap meet in Nathan
Lamkey's barn in Salem, Oregon.
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| Canadian Forum
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| By Robin Plewes
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With many new collectors being exposed to the hobby of collecting insulators,
some of the terms we use to describe insulators may seem a bit confusing.
The hobby of insulator collecting may not be quite as old as bottle
collecting, but insulators have been around pretty much as long as glass
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