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CANADIAN FORUM

   By Robin Plewes

   

The Second Annual Southwestern Ontario insulator swap & show was held on the Nicpon farm outside London Ontario. Co-host Barrett Nicpon was good enough to write a show report for others who couldn't make it, but wanted to be there. Thanks Barrett! 

So, another show, only the second in a hopefully expanding ...                    [more]



   

SIDEPIN PROFILE

   
   

Graeme Snell 
Albany, Western Australia

I originally started off collecting "CARLTONWARE" china, Kero Heaters, miniature whiskey's and pencil sharpeners but as everything goes with ...                    [more]



   

Insulator of the Month

   
   

"COLOR IS KING"

Shaun Kotlarsky holds a favorite insulator: a CD 287.1 F. M. Locke in peacock blue. Very few power insulators are found in vibrant colors, adding to the popularity of the colorful 287.1's. Blue is obviously a favorite of Shaun's. ...                    [more]



   A Magazine for Collectors

   
   Photos from "Crown Jewels of the Wire," October 2005
   

CJ In Color!

The following photos are from the October 2005 Crown Jewels of the Wire magazine. These have been provided by the publisher for those wishing to see a color rendition of the black and white photos ...                    [more]



   

Porcelain Insulator News

   By Elton Gish

   

This month we will update you on a few interesting "finds" and reports. The insulators covered will be both unipart (U-numbers) and multipart (M-number) styles. To start, I thought it would be worthwhile to discuss briefly the use of Jack Tod's U-Chart as found in his book, Porcelain Insulator Guide Book. This is ...                    [more]



   

Kids Korner

   
   

Meet Cover Artist Powell Brown

My entry is a colored pencil drawing of a CD 145 H. G. Co Petticoat in dark aqua with amber swirls. The setting resembles Holbrook, Arizona, which in the early morning, is the most beautiful place to collect. Behind the insulator is a ...                    [more]



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