They'll need it.we're getting pretty hard with snow,here in New Mexico,just like Colorado. 10-12 days ago,my little corner of Albuquerque,got 8".It mostly melted,and then it began again,yesterday,and we now have at least double that.El Nino,gotta love it</snark>. Roger Kulp Rollin' Recording <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi Tom, Yep, record / recording nut, audio nut, train nut...gotta squeeze some real work in there somewhere! But I'd rather go watch the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad's snow plow in action in New Mexico! Happy Holidays! Lou Lou Houck Rollin' Recording 208 River Ranch Rd. Boerne, TX 78006 (830) 537-5494 (830) 537-5495 [ fax ] [log in to unmask] www.rollinrecording.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fine" To: Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Edison battery oil? > Hi Lou/Ryan: > > Thanks for the quick info. The stubby glass bottle in that picture, on the > left, is what I have. OK, so I can't add that new wing to the studio but > it's still cool looking on the shelf! > > Because these batteries were used in rail signals, I bet my mother-in-law > didn't get this at a garage sale but probably one of my wife's older > siblings picked it up along the freight tracks that bordered their farm. > There was a crossing signal right on their road. Actually, one quick tale > for you train buffs. Those tracks were/are, I believe, owned by Conrail > (now CSX). Their primary function was to go between paper mills in > Lowville and Beaver Falls NY. Parked off a side street in Lowville -- > still there today as far as I know -- is a snowplow engine with its own > manually operated turn-around at the end of the spur. There must be > another turn-around up in Beaver Falls so it can plow back and forth and > return to base. These places are just off the Tug Hill Plateau, headed > toward the Black River, so if you know upstate NY, you know how much snow > they get in a typical winter. I only saw the snowplow engine in action > once and it was an impressive sight. We were snowmobiling in the farm > fields and I noticed a cloud of powdered snow moving toward the farm edge > from Lowville. We zipped over there just in time to follow the plow all > the way along the farm border. > > Happy New Year! > > -- Tom Fine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rollin' Recording" > To: > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 10:18 AM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Edison battery oil? > > >> Hi Tom, >> >> Here's some info from the Edison National Historical Site. >> >> http://www.nps.gov/archive/edis/edisonia/articles/batteryoil.htm >> >> I have a couple of these bottles myself...found them along the railroad >> right of way in New Mexico! >> >> Lou Houck >> Rollin' Recording >> 208 River Ranch Rd. >> Boerne, TX 78006 >> (830) 537-5494 >> (830) 537-5495 [ fax ] >> [log in to unmask] >> www.rollinrecording.com >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tom Fine" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 6:33 AM >> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Edison battery oil? >> >> >>> My wife found me a really cool little glass bottle at a garage sale. It >>> is embossed raised letters on glass, about the form-factor of a tiny >>> milk bottle, probably holds 4 oz. It's got Edison's trademark signature >>> on one side and the other side says: >>> >>> Edison Battery Oil >>> Made in U.S.A. >>> -------------------- >>> Thomas A. Edison >>> Incorporated >>> Bloomfield, N.J. >>> U.S.A. >>> >>> So, can someone tell me more about it? What batteries would need oil? >>> What era would this be from? Thanks! >>> >>> -- Tom Fine >> > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com