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Foreign Insulators

   by Marilyn Albers

   

NEW PORCELAIN INSULATOR STYLES FOUND IN FRANCE

Jim and Lis Bergman of Anchorage, Alaska were able to find several new porcelain styles while on recent trips to France and have offered to share the following information with Crown Jewels of the Wire readers.

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A Handbook for the Recognition & Identification of FAKE, ALTERED, and REPAIRED INSULATORS

   by Mike Guthrie, NIA #3297

   

SECTION 1 - REPAIRED INSULATORS

One of the most common alterations to insulators is the practice of repairing damage. Repairs are not inherently fraudulent unless their presence is misrepresented by a seller. In many cases, artful repair greatly enhances both ...                    [more]



   

Fake, Altered and Repaired Insulators

   by Mike Guthrie, NIA #3297

   

AN INTRODUCTION

In the beginning of the insulator hobby, most specimens in circulation were authentic and without alteration of any type. Probably the first "interference" with authentic insulators was the regluing of broken specimens. It was also discovered early in the hobby that certain types of ...                    [more]



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