The Blue Ridge Jewel Gazette
Volume 1
Number 2
February 15, 2003
The spring 2003 meeting of BRIC was held on February 8 2003 at the
home of Tim Galusha in Richmond, VA.
Members attending included Tim, Tommy Snead, Gill Pollard, Fred
Collier and Mike Hutchison.
Items discussed at the meeting included:
- Bylaws: The bylaws were examined and approved.
- Banner: A banner will be purchased with the club name and logo to
be used at shows and gatherings.
- Website: Gill Pollard is maintaining our website which lists club
information, photos and schedules of events. Please visit the web site
at: http://www.insulators.com/clubs/bric/
- Brochures: Fred Collier suggested we print up a club brochure to
distribute at events and antique malls as a means of letting other
collectors know about our club and attract new members. We will explore
this possibility.
- Shirts: It was suggested that we look into the possibility of
offering shirts to members with the club logo.
- Next meeting: The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for May
10, 2003 at the home of Chris Childress in Riner, VA. Directions and
time of the meeting will be available soon. This will be a swap meet so
bring a few good insulators to sell or trade. If you have an unusual
insulator or something some of us may not have seen before, please
bring it along and share it with us.
- Finance report: Gill Pollard reported that we have $118.76 in
checking.
- Membership report: We now have 16 total members from two states.
- Next show date: Our next show date is November 9, 2003. We will
host this show with the Southeast Bottle Club in Greensboro, NC
We would like to thank Tim for hosting the meeting and sharing his
collection with us. We all had a great time. Of special interest were
the "hunting" stories shared by several members. You can see Tim and
some of his insulators on our web page.
The member referred to in the last newsletter who bought a large
number of insulators was Gill Pollard. The exact number is not known
but an educated guess would be around 30,000. The next time you see
Gill ask to hear the rest of the story.
There are a few good insulators still out there in service. A member
reported finding a 134 Dot/Dot (KCGW) and a 133.1 PATENT/EC. 19. 1871
on the same cross arm. These were spotted in Virginia.
Tommy Snead
President BRIC