The main highlight of the 1986 National was the ambitious seldom seen display. The goal was to display rare and one-of-a-kind insulators in a group environment. Five display cases were used along with table space for additional items. Shown below is details of each display case and a description of the contents..
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Note the following items were also displayed on the tables, we do not yet have pictures:
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CD 141.5 No Name "slim pin" CD 247.5 Imperial Mark #2 CD 248/311 Hemingray Stacker CD 283 Knowles Prism in lime green CD 284 Floy CD 303/310 Hemingray Muncie CD 304/310 Hemingray Coolie CD 723 Wade with Wood covering CD 880 Sediver
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U-3 Fred Locke, 6-3 ink stamp, white U-3 Fred Locke, 0-5 ink stamp, white U-11A G, green U-40 Fred Locke, brown U-76 No name, white U-84 No Name, brown U-90 Thomas, white U-173 Pinco Patent applied for, brown U-183 Ransom Patent Aug. 3, 1909, brown U-184 Harloe's patents, white U-186 Purkey Patent Aug. 11, 1914, brown U-202 No Name, white U-220A/B Fred Locke, brown U-390 Locke R=oo, tan U-395 Jun, 17, 1913 (Pittsburg), blue U-610 Fred Locke, 6-3 ink stamp, white U-701 No Name, white U-938 Imperial, brown U-974 No Name, brown U-980 No Name (Elliot), white U-981 No Name (Elliot), white U-1604 No Name, white with red stripe (Korea) U-2017 SSGDGJD WGRG, white (England)
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Hemingray metal pin gauge (factory item) Hemingray miniature glass insulators Russian lightning arrestor Mount Washington ramshorn Pond's wood insulator with zinc cap
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