| | Ramshorns-Goodyear
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| | by David Delling
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LETTERS
I noticed Rod Wing's letter in the April issue regarding the 1851
Goodyear patent ramshorn. I believe this insulator dates from several
years later.
I have a copy of U. S. Patent #21,492 issued on September 14, 1858 to
Moses G. Farmer and John M. Batchelder. This patent refers to a
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| | Thru the Mail
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| | by Dora Harned
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As this hobby of ours grows and grows and new collectors are
joining us all the time I think it's time to mention a very important
part of collecting. To these new collectors who are finding that one
of the best ways to enlarge their collections is by trading out of their
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| | The Foster Brothers Insulator
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| | by Greg Bickford
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This story will start with an explanation of how I happened to acquire
the Insulator, as this is usually a question much asked when
associated with an insulator of this magnitude. I received in the mail a
list of insulators for sale from a man in Illinois who had some fine
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| | Fornasetti
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| | by Gregg Gibbs
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This picture and description was sent in by a 13-year-old collector who
wondered if any of our readers could help him identify it. I admit I'm at a loss.
I've never even heard of one like it. So help! Help!
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| | CD 144
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Color: Aqua
Embossing: None
"Finders": Chris Buys & Earl & Jan Armbrust, Boulder, Colorado
Location: Santa-Fe Railroad line south of Denver
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| | California Insulators
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In the March (1969) issue we listed 16 different styles of "California's". Since
then we have found 3 more.
17 - CD 201 One piece transposition
18 - No C.D. number, but is a medium size strain or Johnny ball (sage
green) with just the word CALIFORNIA on the end. I haven't seen
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| | Farmer-Batchelder Patent
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| | by David Delling
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LETTERS
I noticed Rod Wing's letter in the April (1969) issue regarding the 1851
Goodyear patent ramshorn. I believe this insulator dates from several
years later.
I have a copy of U. S. Patent #21,492 issued on September 14, 1858 to
Moses G. Farmer and John M. Batchelder. This patent refers to a
... [more]
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