BTW, that's genuine West Virginia Cave Mud and dust that you see on the carbide lamps.

They've seen many a mile!

(Guess I should polish 'em up and put 'em on the shelf for show-pieces... [Linked Image] )

George, it's only hearsay on my end, but the local supliers can't get any, and everybody's hoarding what they got. Seems that the acetylene plants are the only recipients of it now. I haven't read any confirmation, but I've been out of the loop for a while too.

Felts, tips, and tip cleaners will probably become scarce too.

Ah, they stink like rotten eggs anyway (which I always thought was a part of their charm!).



[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 08-23-2002).]

-Virgil
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