30 Jul
2012
30 Jul
'12
2:30 p.m.
On 7/30/2012 1:53 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
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.
You mean, can you handle the bad 50+ year smell in your watch*?
--Chuck
Ben.
* Just quite make that whale joke and digital watches work from Hitchhikers
guide to the galaxy.