Revision History Archive (Year 2003)

December 28, 2003:

• 2003 National Show Report!
• An Additional four National Show reports:
  • 2001 Atlanta, GA National
  • 2000 Bloomington, MN National
  • 1998 Williamsburg, VA National
  • 1997 Chicago, IL National
• Updated bylaws
  • Item 13 in the General Show Floor Rules
  • Item 19 in the Administrative Show Rules

December 20, 2003:

• Two additions to the seldom seen insulator section
• Information on the 2004 National show and the 2004 Western regional
• Three new patents added to the Insulator Timeline!

October 26, 2003

• Updates to the NIA logo product line! 

October 12, 2003

• Additional Updates to the insulator identification section as follows:
  • Porcelain third rail insulators
• Updated list of known reference material

October 4, 2003:

• Additional item added to the is your item an insulator section as follows:
  • Glass light globe lenses
• Five new patents and two new images added to the Insulator Timeline!

September 5, 2003

• Additional Updates to the insulator identification section as follows:
  • Glass battery rest insulators
  • Porcelain lightning rod insulators
  • Porcelain post insulators
  • Metal encased insulators Updated
  • Plastic insulators Updated

June 8, 2003

• A new section on research material has been added:
  • Vintage Insulator Advertisements
  • Vintage Insulator Catalogs & Catalogs including insulators
• Six new patents have been added to the Insulator Timeline

May 17, 2003

• Updated products and order form in the NIA Logo products section.
• Additional Updates to the insulator identification section as follows:
  • Glass neon sign insulators
  • Porcelain lag screw insulators
  • Rubber insulators
  • Wood insulators
  • Plastic insulators
  • Composition insulators
  • Metal encased insulators

May 7, 2003

• Cover letter and recommendations in response to the FTC's request for public comment on the Hobby Protection Act of 1973 as advertised in the Federal Register, March 3, 2003
• Additional patents added to the Insulator Timeline
  • Note new patent information on the suspension made from CD 314 shells!
• Additional Updates to the insulator identification section as follows:
  • Porcelain spool insulators
  • Porcelain guy strain insulators

March 31, 2003

• Added a form for membership information updates!!

March 9, 2003

• New item added to the "Is your item an insulator section"
• Additional Updates to the insulator identification section as follows:
  • Glass threaded pintypes
  • Glass Threadless Pintypes
  • Glass pintypes from outside North America
  • Glass Knob & Spool insulators
  • Glass bushings and wall tubes
  • Glass standoff insulators
  • Porcelain unipart insulators from the US
  • Porcelain threadless insulators
  • Porcelain multipart insulators
  • Porcelain insulators from outside the US - Uniparts
  • Porcelain insulators from outside the US - Multiparts
  • Porcelain radio strains
  • Porcelain suspension insulators
  • Porcelain tube insulators (Knob & tube wiring)

March 1, 2003

• Updates to the insulator identification section to include example pictures and additional information.  Additional sections will be added shortly.
  • Glass suspension insulators
  • Glass radio strain insulators
  • Glass strain insulators
  • Glass wire separator insulators

February 11, 2003

• Supporting data for a Drip Points Article by Rick Soller!
• Additional updates to the Insulator Timeline!

January 5, 2003

• Great Homer Brooke information compiled by Dick Roller and provided by Bob Stahr added to the Timeline.
• An additional dozen or so patents added to the Insulator Timeline.

Link to update history archive (2002)

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