Joy Beeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Jean Nathan wrote: > >> It's not paraffin wax. It's a bit like petrol (gas) but not so volatile. >> Used to be used here a lot in free standing room heaters > >I'm pretty sure that your paraffin is our kerosene. There >used to be a little kerosene pump at the side of every >filling station, but you can't buy kerosene at all now, let >alone by the gallon.
Guess that's a regional thing -- here in SW Michigan, there are still regular pumps at many gas stations labelled "kerosene". They sell it for use in kerosene heaters. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
