"The best remembered is Aladdin Pink, known after the war as Pink Paraffin. The pink dye was added as a safety feature in order to prevent paraffin being mistaken for other liquids. An uncoloured form was sold (much more cheaply) as ‘White May’." From http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/bparchive/tag/bp_faqs/ Rosemary Northumberland UK Email: [email protected] Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ betty wrote: > "The Powers That Be", tell me, > One was for household use and the other used in tractors..etc., > However, not sure which colour... > > btw called Kerosene in Oz ... > betty.. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 9:07 PM > Subject: [BAN] Parsons Street - And normal Silly Season question! > > >> Dear Betty and everyone. >> >> That was a poem by Brenda Kirkham. I know it is available on some sites on >> the net. I will find it and send you the link. >> OK, so this may be a silly question! But a serious one.?What was the >> difference, apart from the obvious - between Pink and Blue Paraffin? Both >> were supplied by ESSO, so it was not a branding issue. I am sure we used >> Blue in the house and Pink in the Greenhouse. >> One lady, who still lives in the village, used to cook on a paraffin stove >> right up into the late 70's. >> Thanks all, >> >> >> Ian >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: betty <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 5.14am >> Subject: [BAN] Parsons Stree Banbury.. >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi! to IAN and anyone who just may remember .. >> I have been trawling the Archives with No Success. >> >> IAN some years back you sent an e-mail. ( lots of them infact <grn>) >> >> The Contents at that time referred to Parsons St Banbury.. >> >> It was in verse form **IF my memory serves me right.. >> >> Mentions the shops that used to be there .ie: KINGERLY's ..BRUMMIT's etc., >> >> Any chance you have it on file. ???? or is there a Lister out there who >> can >> recall.. >> >> Unfortunately, i lost quite a lot of my early data. >> >> T.I.A >>>Much appreciated. >> >> betty