| | Up And Down The Spiral Trail
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| | by Robert L. Winkler
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It was towards the fall of 1971 that I received my first copy of the book Porcelain
Insulators and How They Grew by Brent Mills. On page 121 of the chapter covering the history of
the Jeffery DeWitt Co., a photo and brief historical account of the development
of the "spiral Type" line insulator was first introduced to me. I was
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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DALIAN PORCELAIN INSULATOR WORKS
For quite some time we have known of Dalian Porcelain Insulator Works,
located in the town of the same name in China. The plant manufactures insulators
for the China National Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Corporation
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| | O.V.G. - Conclusive Findings
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| | by Bob Harding
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In response to an article by Mr. N. R. Woodward in the May, 1987, issue of
CROWN JEWELS (page 6), I would like to offer the following information and
story.
The location of the factory that produced the insulators embossed O.V.G.CO.
has been known by some of us for quite some time. Among the first to discover
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| | MAC's Believe It Or Not!
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DOES THE NAME BARCLAY RING A BELL?
When I arrived at Houston's Hobby Airport, I was met by Mrs. Mac's hug and
kiss and an excited "you'll NEVER guess what insulator showed up here at
the Central Regional?!?!" This "BELIEVE IT OR NOT" story I share
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