Show La F b t. t A M Mt Mt Mx t x t 1 1 c a a aA A RAINBOW of 0 color Is this unusual collection of 0 Insulators The collection belonging to the Bob Jensen family Is on display at the library Local collector has unusual hobby Lets Let's talk about insulators I Insulators What in the world are insulators Well they are those sparkling bits of glass high on a telephone pole which hold the lines fast to the pole And they are rapidly fading into the past as so many things do They are getting hard to find they are getting expensive expensive ex ex- pensive and because of this collecting insulators is rapidly becoming a great hobby S So lets let's talk about insulators insulators in in- I got interested in fact the whole family did about six years ago said Bob Jensen local collector on his unusual hobby And my only wish is that I 1 had started ten years sooner before many of them got gotso so expensive he mourned Insulators belonging to Mr Jensen are on display at the Uintah County Library during March He invites you to go down and look them over TilE THE VERY FIRST insulators were These were the kind used on the original telegraph lines that spanned the nation These are very desirable In the insulator world and command very attractive prices for tor the seller lot hI 1 guess the thing that Interests Interests interests In In- me most is the never ending assortment of colors sites sizes shapes and designs continued Mr Jensen You never know what wha t your next find will be and this makes for everlasting fascination Most people soon realize that they cant can't collect every Insulator Insulator insulator In In- there is because cause of ot the volume So they soon specialize by collecting everything by a certain company a particular style a color group or maybe embossing errors Again the possibilities are almost endless My speciality is the Denver said Jensen This line of insulators was produced d in Denver Colorado by R. R Good Jr from 1895 to 1910 I love them because most of them are quite crude and they have very beautiful colors said Jensen PURPLE Insulators are always very popular with collectors These are insulators that were clear glass when manufactured The companies put manganese in them to make the glass clear and when put into service the sun rays soon turned them a beautiful purple The hobby is well organized with a national organization and regional representatives There is a never ending number of shows and sales to attend throughout the year and there are several magazines and books to provide new information in- in information information in in- formation on the subject Its been a fun hobby and I just wish that enough people inthe in inthe the general area would g get et so we could orgal organize ze a club dub club said Mr Jensen The biggest drawback is that most of the the hobby is transacted through the mail he con con- eluded |