Not sure every WWII Harley part landed on the beaches at Normandy, but if it had to, no worries about corrosion!
Emerging from a 65-year old cocoon...
Just like it looked in 1945...
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Cosmoline...
I won a New Old Stock (N.O.S.) Harley WLA/U/UL timer base for a good price in a recent eBay auction, and it came today. For anyone who has never had the pleasure, opening a WWII spare part feels kinda like Howard Carter must have felt opening King Tut's tomb... Back in 1945, the timer was coated liberally with Cosmoline, wrapped in cheesecloth, and then dipped in wax repeatedly until it looked like this:
Not sure every WWII Harley part landed on the beaches at Normandy, but if it had to, no worries about corrosion!
Emerging from a 65-year old cocoon...
Just like it looked in 1945...
Not sure every WWII Harley part landed on the beaches at Normandy, but if it had to, no worries about corrosion!
Emerging from a 65-year old cocoon...
Just like it looked in 1945...
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CRAZY!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was kinda yucky... and I am not sure if it really smelled or if my mind just thought it should smell... and why does Flathead45 not look at ME that way?! Maybe if I coat my body with oil....
ReplyDeleteOkay...
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