Research Division

Reprinted from "INSULATORS - Crown Jewels of the Wire", September 1979, page 29

I would like you to look at the ad at the left. This was taken from "Hemming's Motor News". 

Those little insulators with the hole through them are ash trays for old cars. Someone commented about them in the April 1979 issue. 
Thank you. 
Richard Case 

For an item of interest, I found a CD 143 (old type) Canadian Pacific Ry with the upside down Ry. What makes this insulator unique in my collection is the fact that directly above the C in Canadian is a perfect quarter-sized maple leaf. Half of the maple leaf is indented, and the other half is raised, probably indicating that the error? was made during manufacture. It seems to be a one in a million insulator, and was I ever happy to find it on the lines! I really didn't notice it until after it was cleaned up. 
T. D. Smith 
Michigan 

Dear Dora Harned, 

I received a letter from Gerald Brown concerning the trolley insulator in CJ May 1979 issue on page 21, frame #1. (See copy at left.) 

Mr. Brown wrote that the body is COMPOSITION material and the top is brass as is the cap. It is incomplete.

He shows them in his book "Unique Collectible Insulators" on pages 25, 26, and 27. His book also contains a nice section on Lignum Vitae insulators. 

Thanks for the information, Gerald. 

You will recall that an insulator on the front cover photo of CJ August 1978 issue has a nut (cap) on. This is complete. The other one doesn't have a nut on. 

Locke No. 405A, 2 pieces, cemented.

Enclosed you will find a couple of photographs that I thought you might like to use in your future CJ publication. They both show a 12KV line near Cordelia, California. 

Keep up with your good work on Crown Jewels, Dora. 
Sincerely, 
Richard A. Peterson

Left, Locke No. 405A; middle, Ohio Brass No. 9410; 
right, either Victor (Locke No. 311) or unmark.