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| | by Elton Gish
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It is usually difficult to decide what to write about each month, and this
month is no exception. It is not because there are too few things to report, but
rather too many items to choose from. This year I went to the Denver show, the
National in Marlborough, the Western Regional show in Visalia and the Central
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| | INSULATORS and COMPUTERS
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| | by Bill Meier
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An Introduction
This ongoing column will provide you with ways that you can use your computer
to "enhance" your insulator collecting experience. I will try to stay
away from that "techie" talk; if you want all the nitty-gritty, you
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| | "New" Stuff From "Old" Bridge
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| | by David W. Sztramski
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Here is some new stuff I would like to share with Crown Jewels of the Wire
subscribers and insulator collectors. First is a new C.D. I located the piece in
October 1994 at the Brookfield factory site in Old Bridge, New Jersey. It has
since been assigned C.D. 175.5 by N.R. Woodward.
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| | The CD 782 - What Is It?
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Since the discovery of the CD 782 several years ago, collectors have been
puzzled about its unique design and practical application as an insulator. To
further complicate the puzzle, when the insulator was viewed normal (skirt down)
the embossing M.T.Co. was upside down! (See photo below.)
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| | H.G.Co. Petticoat Beehives
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| | by H.G. "Bea" Hyve
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A Closer Look - Part 2
The nickname "beehive" was never used by Samuel Oakman in his
patent spec. John C. Tibbitts introduced the designation in 1967. Oakman
referred to this shape as a "paraboloid traversed by an equatorial groove
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| | Emergency Strain Insulators
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| | by Alan Drew
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Alan's background is comprised of 35 years in the electric utility field which
has included working as a lineman, an engineer, and his current position of
General Superintendent for the local Public Utility District. He is presently
undertaking a significant research project regarding the technical evolution of
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| | Letters
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PYREX ANTENNA INSULATORS
Relative to John Lewis' letter in the December 1995 issue. Here's the price
sheet I received in May of 1955. Just a bit of inflation here...but that's 40 years ago.
N.R. Woodward,
Houston, TX
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