30 Jul
2012
30 Jul
'12
1:25 p.m.
On 7/30/12 2:53 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 30 Jul 2012 at 15:00, William Donzelli wrote:
Whale oil was popular with motorcyclists (pre-Greenpeace) as chain
oil because it gets thicker instead of thinner when it's heated.
Doc
It seems to me that a can of IBM core oil was on
Ebay a few years
back.
A magnet on a broomstick and you're all set...
On a related note, a friend of mine found in his
collection a full
sealed can of whale oil, from ADM, no less. We are not sure what to do
with it.
If it's really old, then it might be for illumination (burned). But
ISTR that whale oil was also used for lubricating instruments, such
as clocks and watches. So it might be worth quite a bit, assuming
the stuff doesn't go rancid with age.