1999 >> October  

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Wade Howard's traffic-stopping display in his yard in Grapevine, Texas.                               
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Foreign Insulators

   by Marilyn Albers

   

NEW INSULATOR STYLES EMERGE FROM FRANCE

The precious little Munchkin you see in the photo below to the left of CD 500 from Uruguay is just one of two examples known at the time of this writing. Both were found in France and sent by a good friend to collector Bernie Warren, who ...                    [more]



   

Mac's Believe It or Not!

   by John McDougald

   

Just before heading to the printer with the 1999 version of the Price Guide for "Insulators, A History and Guide to North American Glass Pintype Insulators," I received photos and drawings from Gary Horstman, member of the National Trail Insulator Club and collector from Brookville, Ohio. 

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AN AUCTION AT HEMINGRAY

   by Bob Stahr

   

It all started innocently when I was up at the old Hemingray Factory site in Muncie, IN. It was August 8, 1998 and I was digging there again with permission from the owner. About midday I met the owner who informed me that they were going to have an auction in a few weeks. I got a copy of the flyer and inquired ...                    [more]



   

Ask Woody

   by N. R. Woodward

   

N. R. "Woody" Woodward developed the Consolidated Design (CD) numbering system which can be found illustrated in his book, The Glass Insulator In America - 1988 Report


Q: Ron Barth asked if some informative articles on how some of the Hemingray ...                    [more]



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