| | The Western Glass Manufacturing Company
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| | By Mike Miller and Tom Katonak
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PART II: THE RISE and DEMISE OF WGM CO.
In Part I of this story, you read some of the history of the Western Flint
Glass Company and how in late 1900, the name of the company was changed to the
Western Glass Manufacturing Company. The new company started life with a
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| | Big Barn Swap
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Salem, OR
March 2005
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| | TELEGRAPH TYPES
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Collector Galen Howard pursues telegraph, and only telegraph,
insulators.
His speciality is to find outstanding examples of insulators designed
specifically for telegraph usage.
Galen says many collectors tend to think that telegraph insulators are found
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| | CANADIAN FORUM
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| | By Robin Plewes
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The 7th annual Ottawa Valley Insulator Collectors Show and Sale went very
well despite the rainy weather. April in eastern Ontario can be just about
anything. One year we had a few inches of snow 2 days after the show. This year
it was raining, but things were warm and dry inside. The hall was full with both
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| | Bedford, Texas Insulator Show
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| | By Brian Rieker
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April 30th 2005. It was a gorgeous spring day. I was driving south on Hwy 75
on my way to the Bedford Metroplex Insulator Show. Arriving a little early at
Wade Howard's house, I spy the two show hosts looking at insulators. (what else,
of course) Wade had found a scarce CD 121 embossed Hemingray both on the front
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| | St. Joseph Insulator/Bottle Show & Sale
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| | By Jeanne Weber
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The 3rd Annual Insulator/Bottle Show & Sale was held in St. Joseph on
Saturday, March 12, 2005. We were extremely pleased with the turnout this year, as we had a waiting list for the first time. All dealers were able to set up as
there were some cancellations due to unexpected illnesses the week before the
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| | A Magazine for Collectors
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| | Photos from "Crown Jewels of the Wire," July 2005
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CJ In Color!
The following photos are from the July 2005
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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| | Insulator of the Month
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Under Pours
I saved these poor little "harelip" insulators from a deadly weed
whacker setting in some old man's yard. The green one is great! Never know what
might be sitting for years in someone's property just because they are
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| | Rohde Ranch Swap Meet & BBQ - April 2005
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Action begins early at the Rohde Ranch, one of California's most popular
backyard swap meets.
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | by Elton Gish
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The Elusive Thomas M-3890
M-3890 is a monster of a porcelain insulator and one of the largest ever
manufactured. The insulator was designed based on the C. C. Chesney patent,
761,760 granted on June 7, 1904, which covers the lily-shell shape of the
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