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The Carnival Giass Story

   by Esta Brown

   

The name "Carnival Glass" is really a misnomer. These beautiful reddish, yellowish insulators are called by the same name as the glass dishes of the same color which are so avidly collected these days. The name originated when the glassware was being given as prizes at carnivals and like places. These ...                    [more]



   

Grading Insulators

   by Dick Borman

   

(The following article is reprinted from the February issue of APPLIED SEALS, the monthly newsletter of the Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors' Association in Rochester, N. Y. It appeared on pages 3 and 4 in the column titled "From Pole to Pole".)

How mint is mint? or near-mint, for that matter? This is the question that ...                    [more]



   

The Provo Type High Potential Insulator

   by Elton and Lynda Gish

   

The Hemingray Glass Company of Covington, Ky., is placing on the market the "Provo" type insulator for high potential work. This is the insulator which has given such excellent results on the 40,000 volt line of the Telluride Power Transmission Company in Utah. The insulator was perfected nearly a year ...                    [more]



   

The Porcelain Corner

   

   

Dear Folks:

Am sending you photos of 2 insulators I acquired recently, may use them if you care to. The "Bennington Threadless" is extremely rare. (Two views shown below.)

I have seen and heard of several of the rare porcelains, but I have never seen ...                    [more]



   

The Carnival Giass Story

   by Esta Brown

   

The name "Carnival Glass" is really a misnomer. These beautiful reddish, yellowish insulators are called by the same name as the glass dishes of the same color which are so avidly collected these days. The name originated when the glassware was being given as prizes at carnivals and like places. These ...                    [more]



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