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| | by Elton Gish, NIA #41
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There have been two new incuse Locke markings reported. The first one is
shown in the photograph below and is simply: "VICTOR". Note that this
marking has quotation marks before and after the word VICTOR. This marking was
found on U-670A. It has been assigned Fred Locke marking number #0-1a.
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| | "Crown Jewels" Historical Hobby Is Future Investment
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Power line insulators are called the "Crown Jewels of the wire"
because they come in jewel colors -- sapphire blue, emerald green, golden amber,
royal purple, opalescent, ice aqua or jade green milk.
These glass insulators
used to sparkle like jewels in the sun from their high perches on telegraph,
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| | Bea Lines
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| | by H.G. "Bea" Hyve
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Well, if you thought we went a ways north last time for our interview, we're
going WAY up north this time... to Alaska.... to talk with Bernie Warren of
Anchorage. If I gave awards for promptness (which I don't), Bernie would win it.
His questionnaire and photos were sent back in less than three weeks. Great
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| | Broken Insulators: A Pain In The Glass
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| | by Mike Roediger
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For the past year now, many of us have heard about large earthquakes that are
due very soon. The question isn't if we will have the quakes, rather we should
be asking ourselves, "Will my insulators be safe if there should be an
earthquake at my place?" Certainly many of us have our insulators displayed
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| | Discovering British Railway Insulators
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| | by Stewart Firth
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About the Author
Every English schoolboy in the 1950's went through the train-spotting phase
and I was no exception. Steam engines reigned supreme and nobody suspected that
it would end. Then I grew up, went to University to study Electrical
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