2017 Australian Bottle & Collectables Show by Noel Dawson


Insulators were represented at the 2017 Australian National Bottle Show which was held June 10 -11 in Port Adelaide, South Australia. There were 109 categories available for bottle collectors to display their prized collections and 23 additional categories for all types of collectables, amongst which included a category for Insulators.


Australian insulator collectors Alan Ames (Hamilton, Victoria.), Byron & Tammy Smith (Whyalla, South Aust.) and Noel Dawson (Grovedale, Victoria) contested this category with Alan Ames taking out 1st Prize and Byron & Tammy Smith 2nd Prize.


Alan’s impressive winning display (pictured above) featured an array of colourful insulators which included the following : Hemingray: Muncie CD302 on top of Pole, Muncie CD303/310, Opalescent CD128, CD162, Big Mouth CD128.4, and


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