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| | by Dean Hemphill, NIA #4759
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Many an insulator collector secretly dreams of discovering a new variety of
insulator, whether it be glass, porcelain, or some other material. Having a new
CD or U- or M- number assigned to the piece would make the find even more
satisfying. Sadly, at this late date, very few of us will have the chance to
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| | Highs And Lows
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| | by Morgan Davis, Canadian Correspondent
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No doubt one of the thrills of collecting involves a rare find, a bargain
priced item, or the discovery of a previously unheard of piece. That kind of
"high" can keep you floating for a few days! But, there are also the
lows -- just missed items, deals worked on for a long time only to fall through,
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| | Model T Ford Insulators
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First mobile radio police unit was this Model T Ford with roof-mounted grid
antenna, used by station 8BNE of Detroit Police Department in mid 1921. Standing
alongside is department's first official radio operator Barney Fitzgerald.
John deSousa, Membership Chairman for the National Insulator Association, not
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| | Birds Of A Feather
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| | by Keith Wollaston, Delamere, South Australia
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The Australian National Railways are removing their communications line
across the Nullarbor Plain (Transcontinental Railway). Nullarbor, I believe,
stands for Null- NO, Arbor - TREE. Anyway, the Nullarbor Plain is a vast area
north of the Great Australian Bight -- between Perth and Adelaide. On the
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| | Is Your Collecting Really A Business?
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| | by Attorney Clay Konnor
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Tax Strategies for Hobby-Businesses
In my last article I discussed the insurance impact of insulator collecting.
We touched on the subject of the "Business Pursuit" exemptions in
typical home-owners policies and how it may be advantageous to classify your
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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GET ON THE FAST TRACK -- GO FOREIGN!
During the past several months, many collectors have made it possible for us
to photograph their foreign glass insulators by sending us the actual specimens.
Other folks were reluctant to take the risk and just sent us pictures instead.
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| | Digging Up A New Year's Resolution...
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| | by Jack Snyder
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It's never too late to make a New Year's Resolution. I've decided this year
I'm going to dig, dig, dig, dig...like all those other insulator collectors.
They're the ones that are finding threadless insulators by the baskets full.
I've always got a couple extra hours on every other Saturday to waste. I don't
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| | Phantom Of The Wires
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| | by Greg Hale
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PHANTOM OF THE WIRES DIGS UP MAINE
Last June, my wife and I were out driving around up in Maine. We really like
taking trips up there and finding new things to see. It also acts as a scouting
trip for me. New places to phantomize.
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| | Ask Woody
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| | by N. R. Woodward
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N. R. "Woody" Woodward is the author of THE GLASS INSULATOR IN
AMERICA, 1988 Report and developed
the Consolidated Design Numbers identification system for glass insulators.
This month's questions were submitted by Robert Tucker of Fort Sheridan,
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