Baltic Oil Works

Anyone like to guess what they used to do here?

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- spiritbird ^Pro
- Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 20:31:26
It does work ,it does'
- - Usksider ^Pro
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  - Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 20:38:28
  You think? Where d'you have to rub it?
  - - spiritbird ^Pro
    - Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 20:44:57
    On the Baltics of course. I hope la-spice isn't reading this.
    - - Usksider ^Pro
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      - Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 20:49:28
      I'm sure we'll soon find out if she is...
      *looks over shoulder*
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    - - joe (Visitor)
      - Sunday, 16. Dec, 2007 @ 22:30:57
      i work there,they boiled,mixed,distilled,all types of oils,waxes,and greases,building date is 1844,sailing ships came from baltics,probably whaling ind,,,we still sell oil,greases,,there are still big vats upstairs,belt driven,big cogs ntanks,n pigeons,,cheers,,
      - Usksider ^Pro
        
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        Monday, 17. Dec, 2007 @ 06:01:51
        
        Hi Joe,
        
        Thanks for that. Great to hear from someone working at the Baltic and good to get a little background info.
        
        Watch out for those pigeons!
        
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- Munzly
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- Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 20:52:54
Flense whale blubber?
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  - Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 20:54:52
  Spot on! Hardly the sort of thing you'd want to advertise these days...
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- spiritbird ^Pro
- Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 20:55:04
Whatever turns you on Munzly. I'm going for my cocoa before we all get into trouble. G'night fellow bloggers, sleep well.
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  - Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 21:00:44
  I didn't say I approved, but back in Victorian times, before town gas was used for lighting, the whole of middle class Britain relied on whale oil for lighting. Poor people did it in the dark and the posh could afford candles.
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- - Usksider ^Pro
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  - Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 21:01:02
  Nite nite Ed
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- Tentativeplotfinder
- Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 21:02:58
I had a nice spicy pumpkin soup for supper...

I'm still keeping an eye on you all, even if La_Spice is not around!!
- - Usksider ^Pro
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  - Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 21:05:20
  I love pumpkin soup....
  - - Tentativeplotfinder
    - Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 21:09:38
    It's all gone now...
    
    Shall I let you know next time it's on the supper menu?
    - - SuburbanHousewife
      - Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 23:09:34
      Wait 'til thursday and make some more, tesco usually start selling them off for 1p after halloween. (of course tesco would never consider that people would actually EAT a pumpkin!)
      - Tentativeplotfinder
        
        Wednesday, 31. Oct, 2007 @ 06:14:18
        
        OK - I'll do a detour on Thursday and collect some... so that's three for supper on Thursday?
        
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        Usksider ^Pro
        
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        Wednesday, 31. Oct, 2007 @ 06:53:55
        
        Sounds as though it might be, doesn't it?
        
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      - Usksider ^Pro
        
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        Wednesday, 31. Oct, 2007 @ 06:14:55
        
        You're right Tesco et al don't seem to appreciate that people actually eat pumpkins!
        
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    - - Usksider ^Pro
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      - Wednesday, 31. Oct, 2007 @ 06:12:31
      Yes please...
      - SuburbanHousewife
        
        Wednesday, 31. Oct, 2007 @ 20:37:12
        
        Mmmm! I love soup! Shall I bring some crusty bread!
        
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        Usksider ^Pro
        
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        Thursday, 01. Nov, 2007 @ 06:59:23
        
        Oh yes... the perfect accompanyment.
        
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- tylluanpenry ^Pro
- Tuesday, 30. Oct, 2007 @ 21:28:02
You can always tell if a brass lamp was intended for colza or whale oil or for paraffin by its shape. With paraffin the wick hangs vertically into the lamp because it can easily absorb the fuel. With anything else, the wick is inserted sideways on, to help the thicker oil sit just beneath the lighted wick.

But Baltic oil.... no idea!
- - Usksider ^Pro
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  - Wednesday, 31. Oct, 2007 @ 06:26:49
  What an excellent snippet of information; thanks for that. I really had no idea.
  
  The Baltic Oil Works started life refining whale oil; these days it's all about specialist fuels and lubricants.
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