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Message to readers about contents for this month....

  

   

Insulator of the Month

   
   

THOMAS CROSS TOP

I have a story along with a photo I thought you might want to put in CJ the next time around. It is a story of a beautiful Sim-U-954 Thomas Cross Top glazeweld I found at an old coal mine site.

The insulator is a beaut in tan, almost yellow, coloration.                                                                
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Western Flint Glass Company

   
   

June 27,1899 - Valverde, Colorado. "Glass Pot Breaks and Burns One Building", read the headline in the Denver Times. "Fire at an early hour this morning entirely destroyed one of the buildings of the Valverde Glass Works in Valverde. The loss will reach at least $5,000 and some estimates place ...                    [more]



   

Cambodian Insulators

   By Kris Young

   

I grew up knowing about insulators. My parents were amateur collectors. I remember one vacation where my dad rigged up a makeshift pulley and hoisted me up a telephone pole to snag a few unconnected pieces of colored glass.

Many years later, after becoming a missionary and moving to Cambodia, I met ...                    [more]



   

The Lighter Side (Trip)

   By Charlie Allmon

   

The date is August 25. Chris Hedges, Denny Weber and I are headed to the Denver Regional. But first, we had a stop to make. We pulled off I-70 at exit 371, located just west of Genoa, Colorado. From that exit we took the limed access road north of the highway, and drove west just a short distance. There we ...                    [more]



   

OLIVE HEMINGRAY 19's

   
   

Editor's Note: Jack Snyder reports that finding olive Hemingray 19's was one of the many highlights he had with Ma Bell before deciding to go on furlough after 27 years of fun "working"......1967-1994. Jack says that he knows not all of the Olive Hem 19's came from him, but he found his share.

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Foreign Insulators

   Submitted by Caleb Thimell

   

A Visit to Sediver Yields Exciting Discoveries! 
By Lis & Jim Bergman

Lis & Jim Bergman have been actively researching French insulator manufacturers for many years and have developed excellent relationships with French museums and the world's largest glass insulator manufacturer, Sediver. ...                    [more]



   

Kids Korner

   
   

Meet Clay Bledsoe

My name is Jimmie C. Bledsoe, III, but everyone calls me "Clay". Here are some of the insulators in my collection. I inherited my Pawpaw's insulators (Leonard L.Linscott, NIA # 256) but I have added to the collection. I ...                    [more]



   A Magazine for Collectors

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

CJ In Color!

The following photos are from the April 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]



   

Heart of Houston

   By Bob Machann

   

(For Missy H., Shelley J. and Emily S.)

The Union Pacific Railroad's main trackage in Houston, Texas skirts the northern edge of downtown Houston and passes through Houston's historic Heights neighborhood. There are two tracks that come into downtown Houston from the ...                    [more]



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