Ah Yes - Whale Oil - According to my "Little" book - Haydn's Dictionary of Dates - "'tis said that Whale Fishery was first carried on by the Norwegians in the 9th century." (Source - LENGLET) The entry continues: - Whales were killed for their oil only off Newfoundland and Iceland in 1578. The English Whale-Fishing industry commenced at Spitzbergen in 1598. This was much promoted by an act of Parliament in 1749. Kind Regards Roy LD Cox Family Historian Member of SA&NHS Member No. 1066 (And all That!) Web Site: www.coxresearcher.com/index.htm I also use www.archivecdbooks.com and www.localhistory.co.uk/ambra for my research -----Original Message----- From: 1carla [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:16 PM To: Old-English-L; Roy Subject: Re: [OEL] Cuckold Good question? Would they have been using whale oil for lamps? Just wondering... - Denne meldingen er sjekket fra virus av Norton Anti-virus - This message was checked for virus by Norton Anti-virus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [OEL] Cuckold > > Throws a little more (Light!) on "Cuckold Light" > > Looks as though then, it is a design of light, to hang over the fire so > that > its light is directed to the post & pans, made of cast iron to withstand > the > heat. > > What fuels the light I wonder if this is correct? > > > Kind Regards > Roy LD Cox > Family Historian > Member of SA&NHS Member No. 1066 (And all That!) Web Site: > www.coxresearcher.com/index.htm > I also use www.archivecdbooks.com and www.localhistory.co.uk/ambra for my > research > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne Maudsley > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 2:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OEL] Cuckold > >>From :- > > A Researcher's Glossary compiled by David Yaxley of words found in > historical documents of East Anglia. > > Cookshold, cuckold, form of short tongs to enable the cook to hold hot > pots > and pans. > > Inventories in 1764,1779, 1791, 1836 > > > Anne > > > > > ================= > Web Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > ================= > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ================= > Web Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > ================= > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >