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The Yankee Pole Cat Spring Show and Sale was held on March 26, 2006. Once
again, the American Legion Post in Enfield, Connecticut was our host. The day
started early for me with a 4AM departure from home. I arrived at the hall shortly after 5AM and was met by Kevin Johnson. We began to organize the
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| | Up in the Air... This Month's Cover
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| | By Scott Morrell
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I work at the Registrar's Office of Southern Oregon University in Ashland,
Oregon. I keep an insulator display atop a row of filing cabinets that is
visible from the front counter. It draws many comments from students and
colleagues. One of those colleagues is Ken Royce.
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| | BOOK REVIEW
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RAILROADS OF NEVADA
David Myrick, in 1962, wrote two large books (about 450 pages each) about the
railroad lines in Nevada. The book are... well... about railroads. But it was
along Nevada's railroads that many fabulous insulators were originally placed in
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| | Cambodia Update
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Missionaries Kris and Marianne Young are back in the States this summer,
renewing friendships and being re-energized for the ministry. They work with
Cambodian people, teaching them not only the ways of Christianity but also
helping them develop skills, find jobs and pursue enterprises that will make
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| | BROOKFIELD BRACKET
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Recently came across this while going through our warehouse - a keg that has
the original hardware attached in the bottom wire groove - and in the thread
area has a metal pin cemented in with a porcelain wheel that comes down off it.
Have never run across one of these before and wondering if there would be any
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| | Triple Ridge Club Get Together
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| | By Mike Green
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Under glorious clear blue Colorado skies the Triple Ridge Insulator Club
enjoyed its annual spring get together. This year the event took place at the
home of Ray Curiel in Castle Rock. Ray was a gracious host and a good time was
had by all. Collectors from as far away as Alamosa made the journey to enjoy
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| | Picture Quality
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Here at Crown Jewels we just love it when collectors email us their
photographs to use in the magazine.
But for various reasons, we often have to write back and ask that the
pictures be sent again. We don't want to discourage anyone; and so we thought
we'd publish examples of the problems we often write back about.
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| | Canadian Forum
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| | By Robin Plewes
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The OVIC 2006 insulator show and sale was held in Perth Ontario on April 22.
This year's show had all the tables filled with both displays and sales items.
Collectors from several states and provinces were in attendance. The long
distance award has to go to Dave French who made it up from MN. Rick Soller (
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| | PONIES OF CAL ELEC WORKS
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Here's an interesting observation about insulators and insulator
collecting. The more I learn about the subject, the more I realize how little I
actually know. The CD 120 pony insulators manufactured for California Electric
Works are a perfect illustration. Please enjoy this article... out of curiosity
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| | A Magazine for Collectors
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| | Photos from "Crown Jewels of the Wire," July 2006
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CJ In Color!
The following photos are from the July 2006
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
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| | INSULATOR OF THE MONTH
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MILKY SIGNAL
This milky CD 162 HG Co. signal is a favorite of collector Joe Warmuth. Joe
writes,
'A lineman gave me some heavy painted H.G.'s and after the lye bath this was
the result with beautiful milky ribbon band's going up and over the dome loaded
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