1992 >> July  

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Marvin Collins Was....

   

   

Quaking In His Boots

The most recent quakes centered near Petrolia and Ferndale, California let loose with 6.9, 6.2 and 6.5 shakes. The last one must have given us at least 12 hard one inch shakes in rapid successions, the worst persistent shaking in ...                    [more]



   

The "Spaceman" Rides Again!

   by Dean Hemphill, NIA #4759

   

The April, 1992 issue of "Crown Jewels of the Wire" contained an article about my unusual "spaceman" insulator. When I wrote that article, I had virtually no information about the piece. Since then, I've learned more about it, and I'd like to continue the story. I tend to ramble a ...                    [more]



   

1904 General Electric Catalog Show ST AR and KNOWLES Insulators

   

   

Dario Dimare of Framingham, Massachusetts found this General Electric catalog showing the Star and Knowles insulators and sent the catalog to Elton Gish for photographing. Elton sent the photo on for publication. Later G.E. catalogs showed the Star and Knowles insulator with much smaller photos, but the 1904 ...                    [more]



   

Porcelain Insulator News

   by Elton Gish

   

The Porcelain Insulator News article in the November, 1991 issue of Crown Jewels described problems with the insulators on the Niagara, Lockport & Ontario power line. That line, originally constructed with the large, and undiscovered M-3890's, prompted interest from many of you. As it turned out, Ken ...                    [more]



   

Radio Relay Insulators In England

   by Stewart Firth

   

Although my main field of interest is collecting railway telegraph insulators, I recently came across some unusual and undocumented non-railway types which are worth recording before the details are lost forever.

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I first noticed three distinct new types in the small Yorkshire market town ...                    [more]



   

Searching the A.T.&.T. Northern Transcontinental Toll Lead

   by Mark Heitman

   

The Stampede Pass Trips from 1978 to 1983
Part B

(We pick up the story where we left off in the June, 1992 issue, p. 21)

The first time I went to Cabin Creek a house had four whole but stress cracked California purple 208's in the window. BINGO! I must be close to the ...                    [more]



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