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Re: which vegetable oil was cultivated for lamp fuel?



Alan Horowitz <alanh@widomaker.com> wrote:

> Let me re-phrase the question, to attack it from a different angle.
> 
> Sperm whale oil replaced - which illumination fuel?

You will have to be much more specific about locations and period, for
instance there was a thriving shale oil industry in central Scotland
that collapsed in the 1850's.

Before the 19th century, in Britain at least, then candles, tallow dips
or fish oil lamps were used.


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Bill Bedford      billb@mousa.demon.co.uk
Shetland

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