| | CD #266
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Dear Dora,
Enclosed find my belated renewal of C.J. subscription, along with my seasons
greetings for you both. In the December issue I noticed a picture of Larry
Veneziano's CD #266 Pat June 17, 1890 (number 5 Cable) and thought it would be
nice to tell the other collectors what I have learned about them. Among the
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| | | Pyrex Glass Insulators
| | | by Jeffrey McCurty
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Pyrex insulators were manufactured by the Corning Glass Works, Corning, New
York. They were used for communication line and high voltage power lines. The
smaller insulators such as 661, 662, 63 were sold to businesses such as Bell
Telephone and Western Electric. Power companies and major utilities used the
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| | | Questions Answered by N. R. Woodward
| | | Author of The Glass Insulator in America and originator of C.D. #'s (Consolidated Design Numbers)
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Fran Miller, Duluth, Minnesota, writes: I have a question, and I was
wondering if you or anyone has an answer. On the front of a Hemingray-12 clear
there is 0-4. and the Hemingray-42 front, 8::: Do these dots and numbers
represent something? Also on many other insulators, such as Hemingray-9, 0-4. or
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| | | Porcelain Insulator News
| | | by Jack H. Tod
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Preferably direct porcelain news items and questions directly to Jack H. Tod,
3427 N. 47th Place, Phoenix, Ariz. 85018. All mail will be answered if reply
stamp is enclosed, and the most newsworthy item and questions of general
interest will be published as space permits.
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