| | Bea Lines
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| | by H.G. "Bea" Hyve
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We're traveling to the Midwest now to visit my good friend and fellow H. G.
beehive collector, Paul Rosenberger. Paul lives in Elgin, IL, where he was born
April 26, 1921. He has lived in Elgin all his life except for when he was in the
Service from 1942 to 1945. Paul served as a medic with the 745th Tank Battalion
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| | Ma Bell's Place
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| | by Vic Sumner
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COPPER WIRE AND MEN OF STEEL
Chapter 1 - The Grunt
Try as you might you'll not appreciate the myriad of emotions going through
my head as I confronted the line foreman. I'd just been hired as a
"grunt" (and I hadn't the slightest notion what that was), into a line
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| | The Tennessee Glass Block
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| | by Ray Klingensmith
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Back in August, 1972, an article written by Frank Jones appeared in CROWN JEWELS OF
THE WIRE. It was an informative account of how he was introduced to
the "Block Glass" insulator. I have recently completed a little more
research on these insulators, and felt it might be of interest to all
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | by Elton Gish, NIA #41
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** NEW BOOK **
Porcelain Insulators Guide Book for Collectors
Third Edition, by Jack H. Tod
This new edition has been completely rewritten from cover to cover and
includes an expanded value guide that was developed with the help of several
porcelain collectors. Besides the inclusion of drawings for all the porcelain
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| | The Amazing "Go-With" Find!
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| | by Hans Kettenburg
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I've really enjoyed the articles concerning fabulous and rare insulator
finds; many purchased at bargain prices. The "Mac's Believe It Or Not"
series has been especially exciting. I'd like to retell something that happened
to me...
This story take us back many years, back to the 11th National at Herkimer,
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