Crown Jewels of the Wire - 1972

January 1972:

• Letters to Crown Jewels on a National Insulator Club and Museum - pages 3-4
• Report on the Reno, NV Bottle and Insulator Show - pages 5-7
  • George Dubuc's display of glass insulators
  • Claude Potter's display of porcelain
  • Helen Taylor's porcelain display
• Report on the Salt Lake City, UT Show - pages 7-12
  • Jerry Niederriter's display
  • Harold and Kay Vordos's display of general glass
  • Dave Delling's threadless display
  • Arch Stanger's display of Provo insulators
  • Ralph Farley, Harold Vordos, Pablo Balentine, and Stan Sanders
  • Dave Delling, Mr. & Mrs. Visser
• Reprint of a newspaper article on insulator theft - page 13
• List of lines using Fred M. Locke glass (CD 287, CD 297, CD 300, and CD 288) - pages 14-15
• Research Division - pages 16-18
  • Report of a Macomb spool
  • Report of a CD 166 E.L. Co.
  • Report of a IN-56 lag screw insulator
• Letters to the Editor - pages 19-26
  • Reprint of a newspaper article on Clive Brown and his insulator collection 
  • Picture of a portion of G.P. Del Ponte's collection
  • Glenn Miller sends a picture of an unusual insulator "cannon" made from two suspension insulators and a large bushing
  • Grant O. Barns sends an early picture of telephone lines in New York City

February 1972:

• CD 139 Combination Safety - cover
• "The High Voltage Transmission Insulator" by Donald Fabbi - pages 2-4
  • Good information on suspension insulator development
• Report on the Oklahoma Meet - pages 5-9
  • Gerald Mackemson, Roy Armstrong, and Frank Miller
  • Mike Higbee, Bruce Olson, John L. Higbee, and Dan Marsh Jr.
  • Marshall Montague, Dwayne Higbee, W.J. Vess, and Dwayne Kenyon
• Report on the Mid-Ohio Show (This is the famous London, OH show) - pages 10-14
  • Marion Milholland, Robert Redman, Dennis Donovan, and George Wickline
  • Don Bauman, Forrest Jones, Warren Lyons, and Roger Shephard
  • Ed Hollar and Jerry Turner with his porcelain display
• "Boston Bottle Works in New Mexico" by Chris Buys - pages 15-18
• Research Division - pages 19-26
  • Report of a CD 295 Hemingray No. 4
  • Report of a CD 272 with no embossing
  • Report of an unembossed CD 121 purple toll
  • Report of a CD 127.4 in SCA
  • Report of a metal top composition trolly insulator
  • Report of a CD 285 "edison" style
• Letters to the Editor - pages 27-33
  • Picture of a CD 166 E.L. Co.
  • Picture of a glass Leffert's ramshorn hook
  • Picture of a glass wall tube (Likely a Hemingray product)
  • Insulator display by Heidi D. Owens
  • Newspaper article reprint on young collector Darren Olson

March 1972:

• Subscriber Directory - pages 2-65

April 1972:

• In memory of Irma Conrad - page 2
• More input on a National Organization - pages 3-4
  • "A National Organization?" by Warren L. Olson (Discussion on the need and details of a National Insulator Club)
  • Suggested decal for "Insulator Collectors of America" by Phil and Ethel Higgason
•  More on Museums:
  • Discussion and display pictures by Bill Hungate
• "Cobalt 60 Irradiation" by Dennis McHenry
  • Excellent discussion of altered insulators
• "Hemingray Dump Experience" by Richard Case yielding the following: - pages 8-9
  • CD 301.5 Hemingray D-515 in amber
  • CD 230, CD 232, and CD 238 in clear and carnival
  • CD 252, CD 281, CD 1052, and CD 142 in carnival glass
  • CD 221 in carnival 
  • CD 220 in honey amber
  • CD 128 E14-B
• Announcement of a new insulator club "The Yankee Polecat Insulator Club" - page 9
• Insulator cartoon by Maureen Ray - page 9
• Report on the Georgetown, CA Insulator Show - pages 10-11
  • Harold Harding and his display of general glass
  • Mike McCoy, Dave Richter, Pat Potoka, Steve Viola, and Ken Rackham
• Report on the Hutchinson, KS Show - page 12
• poem "Ravings of an Insulator Bug" by Richard A. York - page 12
• Report on the Mid-West Insulator Show and Swap - page 13
• Report on the Northern Virginia Swap Meet - pages 14-15
  • O.B. Crockett and his display of general glass
  • Jim Barron and his display of general glass
  • Buck Cooper and his display of transpositions
  • Evelyn and Marion Milholland, and Joan and O.B. "Davy" Crockett
• The Porcelain Corner by Jack Tod - pages 16-23
  • Report of a composition with a curly hook to hold the wire
  • Historical information on the Fred Locke U-923A
  • Report from the Bakersfield show of the "Fred Locke pigs" first showing up!
  • Report of the U-182A/B two part porcelain
  • Information on Macomb Insulators and history
  • Report of porcelain spools by Paul E. Mohrs
• Research Division - pages 24-29
  • Report of CD 126.3 A.U. Insulators
  • Report of a brown glazed porcelain tube insulator
  • Report by Frank Prinzinger of a Pyrex CD 195.5 (Top half of the CD 194.5/195.5 transposition)
  • Reprint of a advertisement for the Jeffrey Manufacturing Co.
• Letters to the Editor - pages 30-35
  • Reprint from an 1876 newspaper report about Buffalo damaging a telegraph line
  • Reprint of a Niagara Mohawk (Upstate NY) advertisement against shooting power insulators
  • Picture of Santa on a pole

May 1972:

• CD 265 Fisher insulator - cover
• "Grading insulators" by Dick Borman - pages 2-3
• The Eastern Insulator Club announces a club meet in Virginia by secretary William H. Spell - page 4
• "The Provo Type High Potential insulator" reprint from the 1898 "The Electrical Engineer" by Elton and Lynda Gish - page 5
• Report on the 4th Arizona Insulator Collectors Meet - pages 6-7
  • Jim Smaller's insulator display
  • Rip West's two insulator displays
• Report on the Fifth Middletown, NY insulator show - pages 8-9
  • Ed Wood pictured with a CD 185 star mine insulator and a CD 260 star helmet
  • Joe Maurath won best of show with a display of rare glass
  • Bob and Judy Cossaboom and their display
• "The Carnival Glass Story" by Esta Brown - pages 10-11
  • Shows 19 insulator styles in carnival glass
• The Porcelain Corner by Jack Tod - pages 12-17
  • Report of a U-982 Bennington threadless by Forrest Jones
  • Report of a U-192A Fred M. Locke transposition
  • Report of a Fred Locke pin base
  • Report by Wally Luckwitz of two foreign styles (Ginger bread man and top groove cable) found in the Thomas dump
  • Report on Pittsburg date stamps
• Research Division - pages 18-21
  • Report of an unusual insulator bracket on a CD 160 baby signal along with an advertisement reprint for this item as Holmes Tree Insulator
  • Report of a CD 161.2 Brookfield
  • Report of a CD 104 Standard Glass insulator Co. 
• Letters to the Editor - pages 22-28
  • Note from Frank Miller on the 3rd National Commemorative
  • Francis C. Fekel reports a CD 281 Lynchburg 180 in yellow green
  • Insulator poem by Vickie Reschke
  • Pictures of CD 249 No. 0 Provos in service in PA
  • Reprint of a newspaper article "Farmersville schools club wins insulator show ribbon" at the Bakersfield, CA show.  
  • Picture of three California CD 260 helmets in use by John Wise

June 1972:

• Article "Information on Oakman Signals, Diamond-P and Other Boston Type Insulators" by Joe Maurath
  • CD 133 base embossed Oakman signal
  • CD 144.5 Oakman patent insulator
  • CD 134 Diamond-P styles
  • Good discussion on James Pennyquick's patent insulators
• "Information on Patents" by George F. Lahm - pages 5-10
  • Joseph W. Ranson patent #929,878
  • Leon T. Wilson patent #1,708,038
  • Frederick Henry Withycombe design patent #31,798 & #31,799
  • Knowles "Prism" trademark #37,874
• The Porcelain Corner by Jack Tod - pages 11-15
  • Advertisement reprint for Illinois Electric Porcelain Co.
  • Unusual secondary service rack insulator patented August 1, 1950 (Patent #2,517,221) and made by Porcelain Products
• "More about Star Glass Works" by Jack Roberts - page 16-18
• Announcement of an insulator club formed in El Paso, TX with Jerry Stevens as president - pages 19-21
  • Large newspaper article reprint covering Jerry and his wife as well as Mrs. Chester Morris
• Report on the "Antique Bottle Collectors Association of Florida Show - pages 22-27
  • Don and Ruby Bryant and their display of general glass
  • Allen Rogers and his display of general glass
  • B.Z. Cashman and his display of general glass
  • John Morgan, Bill & Joe Dreggors, and Marlin Glasgow
  • Wade threadless with some wood intact
  • U-982 porcelain Bennington threadless
  • Allen Rogers with his sales table
• Research Division - pages 29-31
  • Report and picture of both six bell and ten bell Cochrane purple suspension insulators by Richard Case
  • "Montana's Power Insulators" by Marv and Vicki Miller
• Letters to the Editor - pages 32-35
  • Report of CD 164 Hemingray-20 in amber being real 

July 1972:

• "The Noti Insulator" reprinted from "The Electrical Engineer" by Elton and Lynda Gish - pages 2-3
  • Patented by Albert Vickers and William Dibb both of Syracuse, NY
• Excerpts from some letters from William McLaughlin - pages 4-5
• Report on the First National Eastern Insulator Meet in Ithica, NY- pages 6-10
  • John Hewitt's display of threadless
  • Audrey Stecker and display of insulators and go-withs
  • James Garrity and his display of power glass
  • Edgar Smith and his porcelain display
  • Ron and Bonnie LaSalle and their porcelain display
  • Brad and Nancy cook, Jim Lawton, Howard Makela, Grahm Barnes, and Dolph Barlow
  • John Morgan, Robert Spaniel, and Bill Fitzpatrick
• Report on the 4th annual Denison, IA Show - pages 11-15
  • Ed Saulsbury and his display of threadless insulators
  • Dennis McHenry, Richard Sharer, Richard Zarn, and Tom Wolfe
  • Connie and Jim Richardson, Sharon Boos, and Jack Reisselman
  • Newspaper reprint showing Willard Rigg
• Report on the Florida M-T Bottle Collectors Show - pages 16-18
  • Jim Meyer, Jo and Bill Dreggors, Leon Hight, and A.W. Merril
  • Vernon Robinson, Wayne Glasgow, Marlin Glasgow, and Charles Glasgow   
• The Porcelain Corner by Jack Tod - pages 19-25
  • Report of a cable marked New Lexington, O.
  • Report of a tie between New Lexington and Johns-Mansville marked pieces 
  • Bill Kuhar reports a unipart marked LIMA, NY
  • Report by Robert Winkler of Franklin Porcelain insulator styles
  • Listing of the Findlay markings
  • Report by Ron LaSalle of two light blue U-395 Mickey Mouse styles
  • Jack attributes the U182A/B two part porcelain to the 1895 Henry Prenzel patent #315,660
  • Report of three porcelain threadless styles (U-982, U-974, & U-970)
  • Report of the M & H patent #1,140,050 U-189
• Reprint of a newspaper article on insulator collecting on Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ducro - pages 26-27
• Newspaper article on insulator theft "Glass Insulators Stolen, Power Out" - page 28
• Newspaper article about the electrocution of Alan W. Tucker, an insulator collector - pages 30-31
• Research Division - pages 32-36
  • Picture of how the CD 188 was used
  • Report of a CD 126.1 Brookfield
  • Report of the rare CD 785 cross top threadless
  • Report of an unembossed American CD 145 beehive
  • Report of a CD 291 Hemingray High Voltage No. 3
• Letters to the Editor - pages 37-40
  • Report of both a green and a purple CD 143 Withycombe horizontal ridge insulator
  • Picture of Edward Doherty's insulator display

August 1972:

• Article "A Beginning at Kansas City - July 1, 1972" about the formation of a National Association of Insulator Collectors - page 2
• "The Story of the Block Glass Insulators" by Frank Jones - pages 3-12
  • CD 1000, CD 1002, CD 1003, and CD 1004 pictured
• Poem "Insulator Delight" by Brady Flamino - page 13
• "French Insulators' by Frank Miller - pages 13-14
• "The Porcelain Corner" by Jack Tod - pages 15-19
  • Report of U-189A and U-189
  • Report of the rare U-185 Slusser Patent
  • Report of two Elliot style threadless U-979 and U-980
  • Report of a U-187 complete with cap
  • Report of U-219 transposition
  • Additional information on porcelain markings
• Announcement on the formation of the "Hub of the Plains Insulator Club" in Lubbock, TX - page 20
• Report on the Chico, CA Show - pages 21-25
  • Bill Conrad and his display of general glass
  • Jennie and Ray Robinson's display of purple glass
  • Al Lawson's display of California glass insulators
  • Norman Holecek's display of white porcelain
  • Wally Wright's display of glass cable insulators
  • Bruce Evans, Gary Cranfill, and Greg Kareofelas
• Insulator poem by Richard A. York - page 25
• Report on the 4th Annual Hellgate Antique Bottle Show - pages 26-29
  • Ray and Renee Hanson and their display of general glass
  • Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Miller and their display of general glass
  • Harold Utke's porcelain display
  • Joanne McElfresh's porcelain display
  • David Wysoski's display of general glass
  • Barbara Barnes display of general glass
  • Floyd Barnes display of carnival glass insulators
• Report on the Second Annual Mid-West Insulator Swap and Show by Don Bauman - pages 30-32
  • Jerry Turner and his porcelain display
  • Henry Kalser, Dela Nelson, Pete Bishop, Don Bauman, Ed Hollar, Tom Waitendorf and John Borrows
  • Brad and Nancy Cook's display of general glass
• Letters to the Editor - pages 33-37
  • Report of a copper coated Hemingray-9 CD 106
  • Report and picture of 10 different Columbia CD 262, CD 263, and CD 264's

September 1972:

• "Tale of the Insulator Bug" by Dora Harned - pages 2-3
• Report on the First Southeast Meet at Beaumont, TX - pages 4-6
  • Garry Nelson and his display of general glass
  • George Moser and his date nail display
  • Charlie Holbert and his display of general glass
  • Joe Fitzgerald, Ron and Sharrol Haglund, and Jean and John Camp
• "Let's Draw Insulator Shapes" by Jack Tod - pages 7-10
  • Details on making line drawings of your insulators
• Report on the San Jose, CA Antique Bottle Show & Sale - pages 11-14
  • Picture of a CD 291 Hemingray High Voltage No. 3
  • Bob Hendrick's McLaughlin display
  • Byron Bollinger's display of early glass
  • Mike Newcomer, Reed Bitters, and William Hazeleur
  • Lou Husante, and Lisa and Bob Girrantana
• "The Porcelain Corner" by Jack Tod - pages 15-19
  • Listing of unreported and rare U numbers
  • Discussion of insulator advertising items
  • More on porcelain markings
• Letters to the Editor - pages 20-24
  • Gail and Ken Cassens report a garage insulator display
  • Bill Hungate reports setting up an insulator display in the Klamath County Museum (Klamath Falls, OR)
  • Report of a CD 112.4 Hemingray No. 8 in amber and a CD 133 Hemingray No. 7 in amber by Del Ponte
  • John Hewett reports and pictures a number of threadless styles including a CD 796 Oakman as well as a CD 158.2 Boston, a CD 206.5 and CD 109.5 harloe claws, a CD 159 Gregory, a CD 109 Chicago, and a CD 135 E.R.W.!
• "Information on a Newley-Discovered Very Small Black Glass threadless" by R.M. Settle - pages 25-27
  • This recounts the discovery of the "Baby Battleford" CD 734.8 threadless
• Report on the Hutchinson, KS Collectors Show - pages 28-29
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green and their display of general glass
  • Mr. and Mrs. James Branstetter and their display of general glass
• Report on the Kentucky Show - page 29
• Report on the Genesee Valley, NY Bottle Collectors Show - pages 30-33
  • Dick and Evelyn Bowman's glass display
  • Jerry Waehner's glass and rail road display
  • John DeVolder's lightning rod ball display
  • Audrey Stecher's glass display
  • John Kelsey's lightning rod display
  • Tim Bowman's lightning rod ball display

October 1972:

• "Let's Draw insulator Markings" by Jack Tod - pages 2-3
• Report on the Golf Coast Bottle and Jar Club Show - pages 4-6
  • Charles Holbert and his general glass display
  • Monroe and Ralph Reece's insulator display
  • Sharrol Haglund's display of CD 162 Hemingray-19 signals
  • Charlie and Sylvia Holbert, Ron and Sharrol Haglund, and Roy Palmer
• Report on the Kansas City National Show - pages 7-14
  • Mr. and Mrs. Si Pellow, and daughter Tiffany Pellow
  • Dora harned, John Hall, and Gerald Brown
  • "Headley's eggs" display of smaller CD's
  • Tim Askew's display of Canadian Beehives
  • Gerald and Esta Brown's display of rare glass
  • Rodney Wing's CD 138.9 Twin Pin
  • Tom Wolfe's table with a CD 181 pluto, a CD 134 H.G.Co. in amber, and a CD 168 Hemingray D-510 in milk glass
  • Chet Kirkpatrick, Carol Brown, Bob May, Rod Wing and Eric Pierce
  • Richard Case and his display of power insulators
  • Si Pellow, Bob Pierce, and Eric Pierce with lightning rod balls
• Report on Coalinga, CA's First Western Insulator Roundup - pages 15-18
  • Mr. and Mrs. Lew Hudson and their glass display
  • Paul Alleeson putting his display together
  • D.W. Alleeson, Bill Dell, Chuck Henry, and Bruce Boswell
  • Charles Zuspan, Steve Croson, and Mr. and Mrs Bill Heitkotter
• Report on the Middletown, CT Bottle and Insulator Show - pages 19-22
  • Jerry Wagner, Phil Harding, Mr. and Mrs. Freedman, and Mr. and Mrs. Orcutt
  • Chris Franck, Howard E. Makela, and Allen Ward
• "The Porcelain Corner" by Jack Tod - pages 23-31
  • Report of a U-70 "hole in the top" insulator
  • Report of dummy pothead insulators 
  • Review of "Porcelain Insulators Photographed and Prices" by Frances M. Terrill
  • Review of "Porcelain Insulator Guide Book For Collectors - Supplement A" by Jack Tod
  • Report of a U-401 clamp top
  • Glazing notes on guy strain insulators
  • Markings on porcelain insulators (Alphabetized list)
• Letters to the Editor - pages 32-36
  • Picture of Frank Jones author of the recent glass block article
  • List of the committee formed to setup a national insulator club
  • Report of the slag glass car ashtrays that look like insulators
  • Report of a glass neon sign insulator
  • Report of a L.S. Brach radio strain in purple
  • Report of a CD 133 TEL. FED. MEX. // SAMUEL Hnos / NEW YORK insulator from Mexico

November 1972:

• Poem "Return to Youth" by Mary Collett - page 2
• "Colorado Pair Donate Unique Collection to Canyon Museum" - page 3-4
  • Gerald and Esta Brown were written up in the Amarillo Daily News
• Patent Information - pages 4-9
  • Mike Nemes Patent #1,032,152
  • George W. Carter Patent #880,971
  • Ferdinand W. Gregory Patent #724,848
• "Large And Small Corning Pyrex-Radio-Glass-Antenna-Feed-Thru-Insulator Bowls" - pages 9-11
• Questions Answered by N.R. Woodward - pages 12-14
  • Report of a CD 294 N.E.G.M. Co.
  • Report of a CD 154 Hemingray-42 with a smooth base
  • Report of a CD 102 with a cross and two patent dates
  • Question on threadless insulators marked with the Cauvet's patent
• "The Porcelain Corner" by Jack Tod - pages 15-23
  • Drawing of the U-401 complete with clamp top
  • Report of a Fletcher clamp insulator, a B & D cleat, and Hubbard, Seyler, Oliver, and Pierce spools.
  • Report of a U-188 dry spot marked American Electric Co.
  • Report of a U-9 dry process pony in chocolate brown with a sand rest
  • Extensive list of markings on porcelain insulators
• Report on the Humbolt Antique Bottle Collectors Show - pages 24-26
  • Newspaper article reprint on Myron and Gwen Carlson
  • Harold Utke with his display of glass
  • Marvin Collin's display of glass
  • Marvin Collin's porcelain display
• Report on the Second Annual Fort Scott, KS Insulator Show - pages 27-29
  • Leon Gerstenkorn and his glass display
  • Dave and Minnie Munson, Edna D. Wood, and Mary Jo and Paul Schroadter
  • Dave and Dot Davis and their porcelain display
  • Connie and Jim Richardson and their glass display
• Insulator Cartoon - page 30
• Letters to the Editor - pages 31-32
  • Announcement of the "St. Lewis Insulator Collectors Club"
• Research Division - pages 33-36
  • Report of some small green spools suspected to be Brookfield products
  • Lightning rod balls and arrows
  • A CD 723 Wade and wood cover
  • A milkglass CD 168 Hemingray D-510

December 1972:

• "Glass Insulators In Uruguay" by Jose Luis Rubio - pages 2-6
• "The Porcelain Corner" by Jack Tod - pages 7-15
  • Report of a U-389 Helmet
  • Report on G.P. Co. markings for the General Porcelain Co.
  • Report of an embossed Fred Locke U-923C dry process cross top
  • Report of a FINDLAY-194 with a backwards N
  • Book Report on "Collectible Porcelain Insulators, Second Edition" by Gerald Brown
  • Additional porcelain markings
  • Listing of porcelain insulator companies
• "CD Number Changes Effective Nov. 1, 1972" converting the Milholland assigned 400 & 500 series numbers to decimal numbers in the correct range - page 16
• Report on the Eastern Insulator Club Show and Salein Vienna, PA by William H. Speil - page 17
• Report on El Paso, TX First Show - pages 18-19
  • Jerry and Donna Stevens with their display of general glass
  • Bob and Carol Becka and Ronald Leland
• Letters to the Editor - pages 20-24
  • Letter dated 1917 discussing the U-982 Bennington Threadless
  • Report of the CD 141.5 "Slim Pin" insulators
  • Report by Mel Harder of a CD 1070 Hemingray-109 in cobalt Blue
  • Insulator Cartoon by Michael G. Cheuvront 

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