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Re: [BRHSlist] Plumbago

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Plumbago
From: "Don Ross" <don0731@gte.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 15:36:04 -0500
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Plumbago was a packing compound using fibres and graphite in its normal
useage around the railroad.  We used it for valve packing quite a bit..

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jeralbin@aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 3:14 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Plumbago


> In a message dated 8/4/2003 12:37:03 PM Central Daylight Time,
> BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com writes:
>
> > Technically, the "red lead" was not a true "paint". It
> > was a mixture of linseed oil and powdered red lead
> > oxide (called plumbago in the trade).
>
>  I believe plumbago is one form of graphite. Probably mixed with a drying
oil
> to coat the firebox and smoke box. Jerry Albin
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>


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