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| | by Dora Harned
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Columbia No. 2 - L.S.V.
I am sure that all of you who have attended shows are quite familiar with the
Venezianos' Columbia No. 2 in green. This year he has had some made in cobalt,
and they are beautiful. Cobalt being one of the most desirable colors in glass,
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| | A Wrought Iron Universal Bracket
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The illustration shows a wrought iron universal bracket that is being
manufactured by the Hallett Iron Works, of 92-96 West Polk street, Chicago.
This iron was designed especially for telephone use and is the result of
practical experience. It is universal in its application and can be used as a
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| | Tree Insulator Claydon
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A NEW IDEA IN INSULATORS.
CHARLES CLAYDON, of Tabor, Texas, has invented and placed on the market an insulator which differs in principle from those now
in use. Instead of
the line wire being supported in a groove by a tie wire, which is the case with
practically all of the popular types of insulators, the line wire is held by a
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| | Hemingray D-512 Amber
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Question sent in by John E. Bartley, Springfield, Ohio: I have an unusual
insulator acquired at an auction two years ago and have not as yet seen any
information about it.
It's a D-512, amber, and completely solid, with a 1/4" lip probably to
accept an iron ring much like lightning rod cable insulators. The base is
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| | CD145 Brookfield Postal
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Question sent in by Dick Mackey, Painesville, Ohio: Enclosed is a sketch of a
CD 145 Beehive (reproduced on page following) that is somewhat different. I
found this in a small antique shop in western Pennsylvania. It is the usual dark
Brookfield green, and if you will note, the upper edge of the wire groove
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| | CD133 H.G.Co. Standard 20
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY N. R. WOODWARD
Author of The Glass Insulator in America
Question sent in by Bob Jensen, Vernal, Utah: Glad to see the new section on
question answering by Mr. Woodward. I would like to ask this question. I have
several H.G. Co. C.D. #133's, aqua, with large drips. Each has had the word
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| | P. L. W. Possible Meaning
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Dear Dora:
About a year ago I found three PLW's in my hometown (Logansport, Ind.). I
have asked several collectors the value of this item. Milholland's
"72" price list values it in mint condition at $60.00. But several
collectors I have met are not in agreement with this price.
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| | Standard Porcelain
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| | by Jack H. Tod
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In 1881 Thomas Edison invented the incandescent lamp, and in 1882 he
installed a 1200-horsepower generator in a New York warehouse and began
furnishing power (at 1300 volts DC to "subscribers" for operation of
electric lights.
Electric street lights were first installed in Syracuse, New York in 1882,
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| | CD272 Whitall Tatum 511A
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Just finished reading "Questions Answered by N. R. Woodward" in
January issue of Crown Jewels of the Wire in regard to the CD 145 B/2, B/3 and
B/4. I had been collecting insulators long before there were any publications on
insulators as a collectible item. I have a set of 4 of these old B's: B/1 B/2,
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| | CD193
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY N. R. WOODWARD
Question sent in by John C. Carriger, Del City, Oklahoma: I have acquired
some of the CD 193-F-AM. TEL. & TEL. CO., and they were used as a one piece
insulator and are much different from the two piece insulator. I would like
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