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Ma Bell's Place

   by Vic Sumner

   

COPPER WIRE AND MEN OF STEEL
Chapter 1 - The Grunt

Try as you might you'll not appreciate the myriad of emotions going through my head as I confronted the line foreman. I'd just been hired as a "grunt" (and I hadn't the slightest notion what that was), into a line ...                    [more]



   

Bea Lines

   by H.G. "Bea" Hyve

   

We're traveling to the Midwest now to visit my good friend and fellow H. G. beehive collector, Paul Rosenberger. Paul lives in Elgin, IL, where he was born April 26, 1921. He has lived in Elgin all his life except for when he was in the Service from 1942 to 1945. Paul served as a medic with the 745th Tank Battalion ...                    [more]



   

The Amazing "Go-With" Find!

   by Hans Kettenburg

   

I've really enjoyed the articles concerning fabulous and rare insulator finds; many purchased at bargain prices. The "Mac's Believe It Or Not" series has been especially exciting. I'd like to retell something that happened to me...

This story take us back many years, back to the 11th National at Herkimer, ...                    [more]



   

The Tennessee Glass Block

   by Ray Klingensmith

   

Back in August, 1972, an article written by Frank Jones appeared in CROWN JEWELS OF THE WIRE. It was an informative account of how he was introduced to the "Block Glass" insulator. I have recently completed a little more research on these insulators, and felt it might be of interest to all ...                    [more]



   

Porcelain Insulator News

   by Elton Gish, NIA #41

   

** NEW BOOK **
Porcelain Insulators Guide Book for Collectors
Third Edition, by Jack H. Tod

This new edition has been completely rewritten from cover to cover and includes an expanded value guide that was developed with the help of several porcelain collectors. Besides the inclusion of drawings for all the porcelain ...                    [more]



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