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About Me

I have been actively collecting insulators since 1979. I joined the National Insulator Association as a junior member in 1984 and have been a member ever since. I chose a broad category of collecting colored threaded glass insulators from North America and my collection consists of about 100 choice pieces. I have studied the CD 121 Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. insulator extensively and at one time owned over 300 different mold variations. When I was more active, I was known at shows as Mr. Mint.

• CD 121 Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. in purple.
• CD 126 Brookfields in neat colors.
• CD 145 Brookfields in purple.

Some of my more memorable hobby related accomplishments and experiences include:

• Co-hosted the 20th National NIA show with Frank Edgar and Doug Williams in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1989 (back in the days when individuals rather than clubs hosted shows).
• Dug for insulators at the Brookfield factory site in Old Bridge, New Jersey.
• Served as Promotion & Education Committee Chairperson from 1995 to 1998.
• Member of the National Insulator Association for 17 years.
• Had the pleasure of talking insulators with many hobby pioneers who have since passed on.
• Published the following articles in Crown Jewels of the Wire magazine.
• Book Notes from the AT&T Archives Reprinted with permission. Crown Jewels of the Wire. February, 1996. Pages 35-37.
• Electrical Substation No. 2 Reprinted with permission. Crown Jewels of the Wire. November, 1985. Page 10.
• An Insulator's Lament Reprinted with permission. Insulators - Crown Jewels of the Wire. April - May, 1985. Page 31.

In addition to collecting insulators, I also collect deluxe balloon tire bicycles and related advertising items from the 1930's - 1960's. I enjoy EBAY, restoration work, photography and gardening. When not searching for insulators or working on restoration projects, I am a technical team lead of a web based application at Lucent Technologies.

Written by David Wiecek,

Last Updated: December 31, 1999.

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