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If you are interested in any of the older commemoratives, please contact us at: (928) 284-3628 or grampa_mac@insulatoremporium.com
| Being an enthusiastic insulator collector, Frank Miller of Tulsa,
Oklahoma went home from the First National Insulator Meet (that’s what the
"national" show was referred to in 1970) held in New Castle, Indiana with an
idea that collectors should have something by which they could remember the
national meets. After months of struggling, he managed to have an insulator
mold made. Frank said it was often referred to as "Frank's Last Folly" since
he retired from teaching shortly thereafter. He also said it was worth the
struggle. The commemorative insulator he designed replicated the early
threadless "pilgrim hat" (CD 736) and is almost 4 inches high and is 3 1/4
inches across at the base. Since 1970, the glass commemorative has marked
the national show event with new embossing for the location and a new color
of glass. Beginning in 1988, embossing was added to the top of the
dome of the insulator. The first two years of production, 1970 and 1971, were run at the same time and in three different colors of glass. Since that first production run, a new glass color has been used each year. As you can well imagine, it has gotten harder and harder to find a new color to use for the commemorative. For the 2008 production, the color "ruby red" was chosen. By far, it has been the most popular color since it was first used in 1999. Back by popular request --- "Ruby Red" - made with gold
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$35.00 each postpaid "Ruby Red" -- the most requested color in 39
years of production! Mosser Glass of Cambridge, Ohio was the production
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| Immediate shipment is available if you order using our
PayPal account: grampa_mac@insulatoremporium.com
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| If you have questions, please contact Grampa Mac's
Antique Insulator Emporium at: grampa_mac@insulatoremporium.com |
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Check or Money Orders may be mailed to:
Grampa Mac's Antique Insulator Emporium
P.O. Box 21157
Sedona, AZ 86341
(928) 284-3628
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