To: Candor7
My dad had a tin can of whale oil leather preservative that he purchased back in the 60s to keep up his pole climbing boots. It smelled like a petroleum product. I had that can around for years, I think my brother-in-law has it now.
10 posted on
04/30/2025 7:38:33 PM PDT by
Clutch Martin
("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
To: Clutch Martin
Whale oil was a component of limited slip differentials in vehicles (GM) until it was banned. It took years to engineer a replacement as good.
24 posted on
05/01/2025 5:45:16 AM PDT by
The Antiyuppie
(When small men cast long shadows, it is near the end of the day.)
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