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Be on the lookout for the following insulators – This is a list of the more significant pieces stolen from Butch Haltman in Albuquerque, NM on the evening of Thursday, September 25th, 2008.

 

CD

Color

 

1

61

 

Battery rest

1

109

aqua

Chicago base embossed

2

109.5

 

Harloe claw

1

113.2

aqua

 

4

123

aqua

EC&M

4

128.4

clear

Hemi Big Mouth

1

135

aqua

 

1

140.5

cobalt

Blob

1

141.5

 

Slim Pin

32

162

various

 

1

164.4

 

Fry

4

175

aqua

 

4

175

clear

 

1

181

 

Pluto

1

181.5

 

Space Man

7

185

aqua

Mine Insulator

2

206

green

Castle

3

206

blue

Castle

4

206

straw

Castle

1

213

 

Hemi 43

2

214

amber

Telegraphos

3

214

green

Hemi 43

1

221

dark amber

 

 

CD

Color

 

1

239.2

clear

Kimble

4

257

green

Mickey mouse

7

257

aqua

Mickey mouse

15

257

clear

Mickey mouse

1

260

 

cable

2

265

 

Fisher Railway embossed

1

267.5

green

NEGM straight sides

1

267.5

aqua

NEGM straight sides

2

288

 

Mershon single ridge

1

303.5

aqua

Hemi Provo 4

2

311

sca

Cochrane Bells (6 sleeve)

1

316

aqua

 

2

317

 

Chambers candle stick

7

320

carnival

 

1

718

aqua

 

1

728.4

green aqua

 

1

1000

 

Block

1

1038

 

Cutter

6

151

cobalt

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As the years pass by it becomes increasingly important for all hobbyists not to forget!  We must remain vigilant both on-line and at shows. Show hosts have a special responsibility to take the time and trouble to properly remind and inform their insulator dealers of these stolen insulators.  Lists from the Haltman theft and the few remaining un-recovered pieces from the Yuhas theft are available on www.OldInsulators.Com and should be distributed among our dealers at every show.  Some of the missing insulators are both historically irreplaceable and fantastically valuable to the hobby.  Please take the time to be aware and make sure your fellow hobbyists are also equally aware.  Any of these pieces could appear at any show or on-line at any time.

If you are contacted by anyone selling or offering a look at ANY kind of assortment of great insulators regardless of the ‘story’ behind them – especially any deal that sounds too good to be true – Just get their contact information, make some excuse for needing to get back to them, and immediately pass the information to one of the NIA officers listed HERE.

Also for you avid e-buyers out there – Keep a close lookout for the good stuff popping up at on-line auction.  Be especially wary of unknown or new sellers offering great insulators at ridiculously low PayPal only, Buy It Now prices.


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