Metholated spirit burners

[pc1966]

Dum, dum, dum dum Esso Blue.

I remember garages used to have both blue and pink paraffin, I don't think I ever found out the difference other than advertising!

 

[telectrix]

blue for boys, pink for pouffdas girls

 

[UNG]

Wasn’t it the old paraffin fuelled primus stoves and blow lamps that used meths to get them going?

You could use the paraffin to get your Primus stove going just needed a bit of the Tampax from your survival pack to soak up the paraffin and allow it to burn

I've still got 2 working Primus stoves not had them lit for a few years and the last time they were used in anger was on an event in the French Alps back in Jan 2008 both of them are around 60 years old

 

[Midwest]

how many window panes did he crack?

None as I recall. He was very skilful, not clumsy like some

 

[telectrix]

None as I recall. He was very skilful, not clumsy like some

bet he never tried on metal frame windows, like my dad did. metal expands when hot he ended up replacing 5 panes before he'd dig in his pocket for paint stripper.

 

[Midwest]

bet he never tried on metal frame windows, like my dad did. metal expands when hot he ended up replacing 5 panes before he'd dig in his pocket for paint stripper.

If I recall, he’d remove the bead of putty, which was a good inch wide, strip off the old paint. Replace putty, then apply new paint. Used to do it almost yearly.

Till ‘ali‘ windows came along. Precursor of upvc double glazing.

 

[Spoon]

If I recall, he’d remove the bead of putty, which was a good inch wide, strip off the old paint. Replace putty, then apply new paint. Used to do it almost yearly.

I remember my day having to replace a particular pain of glass regularly, as we used to break it while playing football.
Yep, you did miss out tacking the thin pain of glass in before reapplying the putty. I also remember him hitting the glass and shattering it while doing so, then having to go an get another one...

 

[Midwest]

My bad, forgot about the pins.

 

[Zerax]

Till ‘ali‘ windows came along. Precursor of upvc double glazing.

I always remember my grandmothers house having metal 'Crittall' windows... you could watch the condensation literally dripping off of them... not a great invention in my opinion !