| | The Frederick H. Withycombe Story
| | | by W. Eric Halpin
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As the research began for this article on Mr. Withycombe and his ridged
insulators, I very quickly ran into a major stumbling block. To put it quite
simply, very little is known about the man other than the following last
Montreal telephone business directory listing in 1908:
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| | | Insulator Advertisements
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1927 to 1930
Part 2
Jeff McCurty of Millbrook, New York, has compiled this marvelous collection
of original advertisements for insulators, related equipment, and power line
structures. They were taken from copies of the "Journal of the American
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| | | Telephone Company Badges
| | | by Jack Snyder
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The telephone company badge is but one facet of a large grouping of badges
referred to as occupational badges. This type of badge was worn by cabbies,
peddlers, factory workers, etc. These badges were generally worn inconspicuously
since their main purpose wasn't to convey power or authority, but served as a
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| | | Porcelain Insulator News
| | | by Elton Gish, NIA #41
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Robert Winkler has provided us with many fine drawings of pole line
construction showing insulators and how they were used in different pole
configurations. The drawings were a trademark for the Porcelain News column for
several years. Robert has sent information (with the assistance of Ken Stefan)
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