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Communication lines along right of way (i.e. formerly telegraph lines.)
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[quote user="al-in-chgo"][quote user="WIAR"][quote user="piouslion1"] <p>Being from a family that has gotten into a few of the more interesting hobbies: those lines along the side of a railroad were a primary source for insulator collectors to get some of their treasures. According to my cousin, the daughter of an old hand from Southern Bell (Now AT&T) these were often discarded along the side of the roadbed by the railroad when the lines were removed, at least at the early stages of the hobby.</p><p>Courtesy of this same cousin my wife and I have about a half dozen of them from the Old Savannah and Atlanta RR that ran through the town (Newington GA) that our mothers grew up in. In short, it was not initially the copper that was valuable but the glass. </p><p>PL</p><p> </p><p>[/quote]</p><p>I got six, 3 clear and 3 green "Hemingray 42" insulators in pristine condition from cross-arms discarded by the CN along the former IC main east of Ft. Dodge. I also got six clear "Armstrong 67" from the old NP's St. Paul - Duluth line in a ditch in White Bear Lake, MN (quite the surprise for just a lunch time excursion from the office). </p><p>[/quote]</p><p>I would love to have just one blue or green insulator in good condition as a paperweight, but have not yet developed the intestinal fortitude to scout around eBay. </p><p> </p><p>[/quote]</p><p>Al - check your PM's...</p>
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