| | The East Meets The West
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| | by Dennis Mickey
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One Saturday my wife and I decided to go to the local antique mall store. We
were in search for an item which she could use for decorating the dinner table
at Easter time.
My wife saw a pair of purple colored glass candlestick holders that she found
interesting. While she was considering them, I decided to make my rounds of the
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| | Edwin C. Lewis - Electrical Supplies
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Dennis Weber of St. Joseph, Missouri, sent copies of some of the pages from
"EDWIN C. LEWIS ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES," printed shortly after 1908.
Included in the catalogue were several pages of porcelain insulators, mainly
manufactured by Thomas. I think that you will agree with Dennis that the quality
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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CATCHING UP THE LOOSE ENDS!
In the July, 1986 issue of CROWN JEWELS, my column showed photos of 3 pintype
porcelain insulators that belong to Jim Bates of Edinburg, Texas. Two of these
were styles we hadn't seen and their U-numbers were pending. The third was a
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| | High Voltage & Power Company Signs
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| | by Hans Kettenburg
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Many people who collect high voltage insulators also collect these signs as
an interesting "go-with" to display with their collections. These
signs are another compatible collectible to our hobby. With hundreds of designs,
sizes and shapes, and different company names, a collector could be kept quite
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| | Ask Woody
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I am most grateful to Mr. N.R. Woodward, Houston, Texas for his willingness
to answer readers' questions. Mr. Woodward is the author of The Glass Insulator
in America and developed the Consolidated Design Numbers identification system
for glass insulators.
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| | A Simple Display
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| | by Tim Robinson
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I am the first to admit that these shelves are terribly basic and not
glamorous, yet they are practical and offer visibility to a collection.
The shelves involve utilizing the space between the wall studs in a utility
room, garage or basement. Studs are usually 14" to 15" apart and 3-1/2"
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