2003 >> February >> Insulator of the Month SCREAMING YELLOW ZONKER  

Insulator of the Month - SCREAMING YELLOW ZONKER!!!
Reprinted from "Crown Jewels of the Wire", February 2003, inside front cover

CD 122 McLaughlin #16 Toll

Every now and then you come across a citrine colored McLaughlin insulator. But very few stand out like this one. Bill Ostrander has a large and marvelous collection of both glass and porcelain insulators. But Bill says that if he ever had to reduce his collection to just one single piece, this "screaming yellow zonker" would be it. Bill purchased this beautiful toll from Don Harned, a collector from Northern California whose wife founded Crown Jewels of the Wire in 1969. Don kept this wonderful treasure long after he sold the bulk of his collection.



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