Crown Jewels of the Wire - 1971

January 1971:

• Report of an unusual porcelain wire separator in gray glaze marked NGK - page 3
• Report of a Pyrex neon sign insulator marked 7,500 volt - page 4
• A porcelain marking guide showing trademarks and their meaning - pages 4-5
• Report on the Reno Nevada Insulator Show - page 6
  • June Boswell is pictured with her insulator display
• Report on the CD 160 baby signal - pages 7-9
• Report on a new power insulator made from Alumina and Teflon - Page 19
• Report on the Tampa, FL Bottle Show - pages 11-13
  • Bill Dreggors is pictured with his insulator display
  • Don & Ruby Bryant's display is also pictured
• Insulator cartoon by Ruth Sake - page 14
• Book reviews of the following - pages 15-16
  • "The Complete Antiques Price List" by Ralph and Terry Kovel 
  • "Porcelain Insulators and How They Grew" by Brent Mills
• Insulator poem by Claude A. Potter - page 16
• Research Division - pages 17-23
  • CD 164 Sterling
  • CD 132.4 Hemingray Chambers insulator
  • CD 112 Hawley with a Sterling blot out
  • Report of a CD 120 K.C.G.W.
  • CD 134 Pettingell Andrews Co.
  • Report of a Goodyear rubber ramshorn insulator
  • CD 162 B.G.M. Co. in purple
• Letters to the editor - pages 24-36
  • Report of a CD 160.6 Am. Tel. & Tel. Co.
  • Report of a yellow green CD 102 C.G.I. Co. insulator
• Insulator dictionary (Humor) - page 26
• Illustration of the original South Shore pole line construction in 1908 - page 27
• Reprint of an ad for radio strains by the Clarksburg Glass Co. of Clarksburg, WV - page 28

February 1971:

• Article on the S. McKee & Company glass makers of Pittsburgh, PA - page 3
• Report of a fake threadless pony marked U.P.R.R. (Made from a CD 102) - page 4
• Article "Planning A Show & Sale" - pages 5-6
• Article "A Pole, Insulators, & Boys" - pages 7-8
• Brad & Nancy Cook's Cables and Boston Bottle Works collection - page 9
• Short article on how best to do CJ article submissions by Myrtle Scharffenberg - page 11
• Reprinted pages from "Electricity & The Electric Telegraph" of 1877 - pages 12-13
• Research Division - pages 14-17
  • Report of the 141.6 insulator
  • Pictures of S. McKee and Mulford and Biddle insulators 
  • Report of a B.G.M. Co. blotout on a Brookfield CD 162 by Marvin Collins
  • Report of a CD 162.3 Star signal in light purple
  • Report of a CD 162 Lynchburg with Brookfield blotted out
• Letters to the Editor - pages 20-22
  • Report of a CD 134 Westinghouse No. 6 insulator 
  • Franklin Willoughby sends a picture of ten threadless insulators including S. McKee's 

March 1971:

• Letters to the Editor - page 2
• "Second Anniversary Editorial" by Dora Harned - pages 3-4
  • Listing of reference books published in the last year
• Book Review of "Collectible Porcelain Insulators" by Gerald Brown - page 5
• Subscriber directory - pages 6-45    

April 1971:

• Book Reviews - page 2
  • "Milholland's Suggested Insulator Price List and Indes for Book No. 2"
  • "Supplement to Milholland's Glass Reference Book No. 2"
•  Article "The McLaughlin Insulator" by Bob Hendricks - pages 3-10
• Report on the Las Vegas Show with pictures listed below - pages 11-15
  • Dennis Roger's display
  • Claude Potter's display
  • Bruce Evans display
  • Bob Pollock, Orval Smith, and Marion Milholland
  • Jim Sanders, Bruce and Sandra Evans, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Potter
  • Reed Bitters, the Xigorres, Phil Balkan, Rip West, and Duane Giarratana
  • Dennis Rogers, Bob Giarratana, Jim and Jay Pierce, and Mr. and Mrs. David Commons
• Report on the first bottle and insulator show of Logansport, IN - pages 16-17
  • Richard Case's display
  • Robert Jennings's display
  • Arlene Harris's display
• Report on the Hutchinson, KS show and sale - pages 18-19
  • Si Pellow and his transposition display
  • Gerald and Esta Brown and Gary Rothe
• Research Division - pages 20-25
  • Report of a CD 126 RD 149959 insulator
  • Report of a green Star CD 260 cable
  • Report of a CD 728.8 Boston Bottle Works threadless
  • Report of two CD 143 Whithycombe insulators
• Letters to the Editor - pages 26-32
  • Information from Corning Glass on carnival coating for radio noise reduction
  • Report of a CD 258.2 Boston Bottle Works
  • Vintage picture of lineman on a pole
  • Report of three Wade threadless insulators
  • Report of two CD 317 Chambers insulators
• Insulator cartoon by Charlie Barnes - page 32 

May 1971:

• Article on the Star Glass Works in New Albany, IN by Don Fiene - pages 3-5
  • Note - It is generally believed that this glass works did not make the insulators marked with a star, which was a GE logo at the time.
•  Questions Answered by N.R. Woodward - pages 6-7
  • Question on the CD 127 Brookfield insulators
  • Question on the CD 252 styles
• Insulator cartoon by Morgan Sparks - page 7
• "Spools" article by Richard Case - pages 8-11
• Book review on "Scarce Insulators Priced" by Francis Terrill - page 11
• Show report on eht Salt Lake City, UT swap meet - pages 12-15
  • Pictures include: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Niederriter and their display
  • Bill & Nedra Visser, Ron & Smitty Fike
  • John Cothern, Harry Vordas, Sid McNeely, and Bob Taylor
  • Kay Vordas, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas, Mr. Clatterbuck
  • Keith & Elsie Ornbaum, Elaine & Dean Palmer
• Show report on the Indiana Show and Sale - pages 16
  • Picture or Steve Miller's Hemingray display
• Show report on the Chico, CA Show and Sale - pages 17-21
  • Don Harned's glass display
  • Dora Harned's display of porcelain
  • Bill & Irma Conrad's display of CD 145 Beehives
  • Ray & Jeannie Robinson's glass display
  • Norman Holcheck's porcelain spool and tube display
  • Mr. & Mrs. Gary Souza's glass display
  • Red Wonacott's display
• Insulator cartoon by Bob Hendricks - page 21
• Report on the St. Petersburg, FL Show and Sale - pages 22-23
  • Don & Ruby Bryant's glass display
  • Bill & Joe Dreggor's glass display
• Article by Bob Hendricks "More on McLaughlins" - pages 23-26
• Research Division - pages 27-32
  • Report of a CD 718 and a CD 740.4 threadless
  • Report of a D 121 marked W. Brookfield
  • Report of a purple Cochran bell set by Tommy Bolack
• Letters to the Editor - pages 33-34
  • Newspaper reprint regarding the CD 206 Castle Insulator

June 1971:

• Book review of "Hemingray Insulators Prices" by Francis Terrill - page 2
• Insulator cartoon by Doug Stapp - page 2
• Article "European Insulators" by Morgan Sparks - page 3
• Article "N.G.K." by Kenneth Schumacher - page 4
• Insulator poem by Clive Brown-John - page 5
• Article "The Patent Dated 1871 Hemingray Insulators" by Jon Shea - pages 5-9
• Report on the Miami, FL Antique Bottle Show - pages 10-13
  • Don & Ruby Bryant's display
  • Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Kidder's table
  • Harold and Helen Pont's display
• Report on the Pheonix, AZ Swap Meet - pages 14-17
  • Ron Franklin, Ron Leland, Jack Tod, and Bill Hill
  • S. Barstad, Rip West, Norma Jean, Shirley Moyer, and Helen King
  • J. Smaller, Jim Watson, John Beeson, Ray Perry, and Richard Cock
• Report on the Midwest Third Annual Show - pages 18-22
  • Ray Clark, Warren Olson, and Ted Feddersen
  • Fred Sillik, Arlen Germeroth, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Veneziano, and Tony Stanovic
  • Al Leslie, Jim Willert, Don Clements, and Cecil Boos
  • Dick Augustyn, Rod Wing, Tom Wolfe, and John Dickson
  • David Richter, Rick McWhinnie, Si Pellow, and Lawrence Carpenter
  • Jack Reisselman, Ron Hibbert, Ed Saulsbury, and Mike Schraudner
  • Max Goslin, L.C. Waldenstrom, M.C. Peterson, and Hollis Parsons
  • Richard Bell, Mike Pealer, Chick Atkinson, Henry Snyder, and C.W. Miller
  • Richard Case, Dean Perry, Ron Throener, Richard Sharer, and Tom Rutten
  • Vince Mollenhoff, Lenn Katzer, Pat Purviance, and Ruth Klopus
• Research Division - pages 23-29
  • Report of a CD 292 Prism power insulator
  • Report of a broken CD 738 theadless
  • Report of a CD 50 battery rest
  • Report of a lightning rod insulator marked with a star
  • Report of a U-220A/220B Fred Locke transposition
  • Report of a CD 104 Standard insulator Company insulator
  • Report of a CD 162 Hawley insulator
• Letters to the Editor - pages 30-37
  • Letter from Gerald Brown recommending porcelain insulators be called "porcelain" 
  • Picture of Burt Sutter and Beverly Bredesen of the Illinois Bell Museum
  • Report of a CD 145.6 Boston Bottle Works
  • Report of a CD 283 Prism
  • Insulator poem by Dana K. Bowers

July 1971:

• Report of an unusual patent No. 258,005 "Balloon Support for Telegraph Wires" - page - 2
• Report on the Dos Palos Swap Meet - pages 3-11
  • Jeannie and Ray Robinson, Wes Conrad, Greg Conrad, and Art and Dale Huber 
  • Jack Hamilton, Ben Dye, Garland Nelson,  Bill Heitkotter, and Jim Sanders
  • Charles Zuspan, Don & Dora Harned, Jim Pierce, Duane Giarratana, and Steve Crosson
  • Raymond Ange, Tom Thomas, Bill Robinett, Fred Champion, and George Elkins
  • Janet and Jerry Bond, Lewis Hudson, H.S. Mund, and Clyde Wentling
  • Bruce Evans, Lee Lourdeau, Orval Smith and California display      
  • Bob Bowers and display of early Brookfields
• Show report of the Middletown, CT Bottle & Insulator Show - pages 12-13
  • The El Bennett's and their display
  • Les and Harriet Harris 
  • Al Ward and his display
  • Gert and Larry Wyer  
• Show report of the Oakland, CA Bottle Show - pages 14-16
  • Display "Heartbreak" by Gary and Darlene Souza
  • CD 723.3 threadless Wade
  • Omar Pruitt
• Insulator Cartoon by Karl Orcutt - page 16
• Article "Insulators Abroad" by the Lippincotts of Winnetka, IL - pages 17-18
• Article "The Universal Fire Plug of Terre Haute, IN" by Paul E. Mohrs - pages 18-19
• Insulator poem by Claude A. Potter - page 19
• Article "Commemorative Insulator" about Frank Miller's National show commemoratives - page 20
• Article "Rubber Insulators" by H.S. Blake covering the Continental Rubber Works Insulators- pages 21-25
• Report of a rubber insulator marked W.H. Saulsbury which Gerald Brown believes is some sort of insulating stool - page 26
• Research Division - pages 27-37
  • Report of a U-945 Mershon Type insulator
  • Report of a CD 145 Stendard Glass Insulator Co. insulator
  • Pictures of various E.S.A. and C.T.N.E. marked insulators
  • Lead threadless marked U.S. TEL. CO.
  • Reprint of an article from a 1904 copy of "Telephony Magazine" titled "1848 - The Story of Hemingray Screw Glass Insulators - 1904"
  • Report of a CD 740.6 Chester, NY threadless in Cobalt blue
• Letters to the Editor - pages 38-41
  • Insulator Cartoon by Bill Watt
  • Report of a CD 206.5 Harlow insulator
  • Insulator Poem "Insulator Lament" by Karen Osler

August 1971:

• Article "Reflections on the National Meet" by Marvin Collins- page 3
• Report on the Mid-West Insulator Swap and Show - pages 4-7
  • Dan and Sue Bauman and their display
  • John Borrows, Fred Braithwaite, Bob Fast, and Ed Hollar
  • J.P. Ketty, Roger Hosler, Vern Russell, and Forrest Jones
  • Richard Case, Jerry Turner, Pat and Steve Freedman, and George Morton
  • Bruce and Jenn Wemett, and Brad and Nancy Cook
• Report on the Insulator Show in Middletown, NY - pages 8-11
  • Tim Hill's Insulator display 
  • Aubrey and Penni Branham's display of threadless
  • Ken Waehner's display of rail road insulators
  • Bob and Virginia's Bretschneider's display
  • Louise McDonough and Charlie Irons
  • Bill and Leo Caden and Iris Gonzales
  • Bill Cosner, Leon Barrett, and Brad and Nancy Cook
• Report on the First Insulator and Bottle Show in Greencastle, IN - page 12-13
• Report on the Hellgate Antique Bottle Show - pages 14-15
  • Bill and Carol Kemp and their display
  • Tony Barnes and his display
  • Ray and Renee Hanson and their display
  • Marvin and Vicki Miller's display
• Report on the Gulf Coast Bottle and Jar Show and Sale - pages 16-17
  • Mrs. G.R. Hennes, Charlie Halbert, and Ron and Sharrol Haglund
  • Sharrol Haglund's display of Hemingray 19 signals
  • Charlie Halbert's display
  • Ron Haglund's threadless display
• Insulator song "Insulator Fever" by F.L. Griffith Jr. - pages 18-19
• Questions Answered By N.R. Woodward - pages 19-20
  • Report of a CD 210 Postal with drip points
• Newspaper reprint on the electrocution of George Stremmel - page 21
• Newspaper reprint reporting insulator theft by collectors replacing old insulators with newer styles - page 22
• Research Division - pages 23-28
  • Report on the CD 175 Hemingray-25
  • Report of US Patent 107,075 by S. McKee for an unusual insulator style
  • Report of the glass IN-56 lag screw insulators
  • Report by Chris Hedges of a crude amber unembossed CD 102 pony
• Letters to the Editor - pages 29-33
  • Report of an olive green N.E.G.M. CD 145 Bee hive
  • Report of the CD 244 "pomona" glass insulator

September 1971:

• Insulator poem "The Trouble Shooters" by Claude A. Potter - cover
• Report on the Second National Insulator Show at Colorado Springs, CO - pages 2-13
  • Chuck Daubert pictured
  • Janet and Earl Ambrust and their display
  • Franklin and Pauline Willoughby and Markley and Myrtle St. John with their displays
  • Frank Jones and Waylon Foutch
  • CD 790 glass teapot threadless
  • Super rare CD 207 found by Fred Griffin and Margaret Ralney
  • Rodney Wing, Marion Milholland, and James Smith
  • Gerald Brown, Rex Vaughn, Fritz Kettenburg and Marlene Georoge
  • Gerald Brown and a portion of his porcelain collection
• CD 303/310 Muncies in use in Montana - page 13
• Article "Australian Glass insulators" by Allman L. Baker - pages 14-16
• Insulator cartoon by Morgan Sparks - page 16
• Research Division - pages 17-22
  • Information on cleaning insulators
  • Information on an Ohio Brass insulator marked Jockey Club
  • Report on how the CD 175 Hemingray-25 insulators were used
  • Old clipping of linemen on a high telephone pole
• Article "Wood Strain Insulators" by Phil Klabel - pages 23-27
• Insulator cartoon by Paul E. Mohrs - page 28
• Letters to the editor - pages 29-35
  • Report of an Thomas insulator advertising ashtray
  • Insulator poem by Claude A. Potter
  • Insulator drawing by Chris Hedges 

October 1971:

• Poem "Insulator Lament" by Claude A. Potter - page 2
• Report on the Arizona Collectors 2nd Insulator Meet - pages 3-8
  • Rip West and his display of California glass
  • Jim Smaller and his display of SCA glass
  • John Woodard and his display of rare glass
  • Frank Sema and his display of both glass and ceramic
  • John Beeson, Jack Tod, and Phil and Lynda Harris
• Report on the Texas Longhorn Bottle Club Show - pages 9-12
  • June Boswell's display of glass
  • Rodney Caughman's display
  • Mike Kemnitz's display
  • Greg Everett's display
  • Cliff and Alice Martin, John and Janet Ranch, June Boswell and Rodney Caughman
• Report on the Southern California insulator Show - pages 13-16
  • Claude A. Potter and his display 
  • Dennis Rogers and his display
  • A.G. Dick and his display
  • Newspaper clipping related to the show
• Report on the Humboldt Antique Bottle Club Show & Sale - pages 16-17
  • Pictures of two displays by Marvin Collins, one of glass and one porcelain
• Report on the Orlando, FL Show & Sale - pages 18-21
  • Don Bryant's display of general glass
  • Joe Dreggor and his general glass display
  • John Cashman and his display
  • Fred Heyl's display
  • Ruby Bryant's porcelain display
  • Bill Dreggor Jr. and his porcelain display
• List of insulators found in the Denver metropolitan area - pages 22-23
• Article "The bar marked Hemingray" by Paul E. Mohrs - pages 23-24
• Research Division - pages 25-32
  • Robert Winkler reports a CD 141.9 Emmingers owned by Henry Scholl
  • Report of a CD 121 Hawley insulator
  • Information on porcelain transposition styles
  • Report of a U-970 ceramic threadless egg
  • Report and picture of all four styles of Chambers insulators (CD 124.5, CD 132.4, CD 317, and CD 317.5) by Larry Veneziano
• Insulator cartoon by Mr. Malott - page 33

November 1971:

• Book Review of "Most About Glass Insulators" by Marion Milholland (Review by Irma Conrad) - page 2
• Report on the first 4-State Insulator Show and Swap Meet - pages 3-11
  • Reprint of a lengthy newspaper article on the show
  • George and Janet Keaton and their display
  • Si Pellow and his display of transpositions 
  • Chris Hedges and his display
  • Ruth Klopus and her display
  • Robert and Rose green with their display
  • Janet Reed, Cleva Wilson, Thomas D. Wolfe, and J.D. Branstettler
  • Paul and Mary Jo Schroadter, Arthur and Everett Lamb, and Rex May
  • Gerald and Esta Brown and N.R. Woodward
• Porcelain Question and Answer Column by Jack Tod - pages 12-13
  • Report of a small porcelain insulator marked SURGE
  • Report of a Westinghouse fuse cut-out
• "Cable Insulator With Trolly-Like Clamp" by L.I. Nearmyer marked with a Jan, 23, 1906 patent - page 14
• Report on the 60th Anniversary Telephone Pioneer Commemorative Insulators - page 15-17
• Research Division - 18-26
  • Report by L. Harmon of a CD 102 star with wedge drip points
  • Report of all four Chambers styles (Picture)
  • Report of a Star CD 185 mine insulator
  • Report of a CD 133.4 in dark SCA
  • Report of a wood ponds insulator
  • Report of threadless wade styles, one with wood intact
  • Report of a CD 143.5 T.H.E. Co. Beehive
  • Insulator cartoon by Paul E. Mohrs
  • Harold E. Downing report of a CD 145 H.G.Co. Petticoat Beehive in sapphire blue! 
  • Mickey and Ellie Dutcher report a CD 204 F.M. Locke glass transpotition and a CD 141.9 Emminger's patent
• Letters to the Editor - pages 27-32
  • Report of a CD 164 B.C. DRIP 
  • Bob Johnson and a Pyrex power insulator
  • Mr. & Mrs. Ron Haglund and their display
  • Newspaper article reprint "Boys Dig Glass" about Larry Ramsbey and Jeff Osler
  • Poem "The Lineman" by Chan Gardiner reprinted from the "Electrical Worker's Journal"

December 1971:

• poem "Conversation" by Ren Settle - page 2
• Article "The E.D.R." by Ren M. Settle about the Edmonton Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway - pages 3-4
• Report by Fred C. Koehler of several U-416 porcelain insulators - pages 4-5
• Report on the Hutchinson, KS Show - pages 6-7
  • Joe Phillips presenting a ribbon to Al Leslie and his display
  • Report of a CD 133 H.G.Co. in peacock blue with SDP!
• Report on the First Annual Mid-America Insulator Show - pages 8-11
  • Larry and Ickie Rollins and their display
  • Al and Mary Leslie and their display
  • Don Clements, The Milhollands, Tom Wolfe, and Jack Reisselman
  • The Branstetters, Warren Olson, Chris Hedges, and Janet and George Keaton
  • Jim and Connie Richardson
• Report on the Middletown, CT Show - pages 12-15
  • Adam Hosa's display, Walter Hasiak, Al Ward and Phil Harding
  • Lester Harris, Ronald Beaney, Jann Hellyer, and Everett Macomber
  • Bill and Kathy Willinsky, El Bennett, and George Morton
  • Gertrude and Larry Wyer
• Questions Answered by N.R. Woodward - pages 16-20
  • Report of a CD 152 Brookfield No. 48 by Jon E. Higgins
  • Report of a CD 292 patented insulator by Jim Decker
  • Report of a CD 158 Boston Bottle Works Insulator by Charlie Allmon
  • Reprint of a Western Electric catalog page of Hemingray insulators
• Insulator cartoon by Mr. Malott - page 20
• Research Division - pages 21-24
  • James F. Garrity reports on the Emminger patent
  • Report of a glass gingerbread boy marked V.A.
  • List of "Terms and Abbreviations and Trades"
• Book Reviews "Along The Lines" - pages 23-24
  • "Porcelain Insulators Guide Book for Collectors (Unipart Pin Types)" by Jack Tod 
  • "Insulators With Embossing Errors" by Frances Terrill and Warren Olson
• Letters to the Editor - pages 25-30
  • Pictures of Phillip Roullard's insulator displays
  • Picture of a large "Christmas Tree" porcelain antenna coil insulator
  • Insulator cartoon by R. Williams

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