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Whale Oil

Whale oil is oil obtained from the blubber of whales. Whale oil was sometimes known as train oil, which comes from the Dutch word traan ("tear" or "drop").
Sperm oil, a special kind of oil obtained from the head cavities of sperm whales, differs chemically from ordinary whale oil: it comprises mostly liquid wax. Its properties and applications differ from those of regular whale oil, and it sold for more when marketed.
Early industrial societies used whale oil widely in oil lamps and to make soap and margarine. With the commercial development of substitutes such as kerosene and vegetable oils, the use of whale oils declined considerably in the 20th century. With most countries having banned whaling, the sale and use of whale oil as of 2015 has practically ceased.

Sperm Oil

Sperm oil is a waxy liquid obtained from sperm whales. It is a clear, yellowish liquid with a very faint odor. Sperm oil has a different composition from common whale oil. Although it is traditionally called an "oil", it is technically a liquid wax. It is composed of wax esters with a small proportion of triglycerides, an ester of an unsaturated fatty acid and a branched-chain fatty alcohol.[1] It is a natural antioxidant and heat-transfer agent.[2] Through catalytic reaction, it carries phosphorus and sulfur derivatives providing anti-wear and friction modification.[3] In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, sperm oil was prized as an illuminant for its bright, odorless flame and as a lubricant for its low viscosity and stability. It was supplanted in the late 19th century by alternatives such as kerosene and petroleum-based lubricants, following bans on both whaling and the subsequent sale and use of whale-derived products.[4]
The oil from bottlenose whales was sometimes called "Arctic sperm oil". It was cheaper and inferior to true sperm oil.

Author:	Raell [ Fri May 22, 2015 4:21 am ]
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My Google FU has failed me. I am looking for info on Fish oil. No...not the **** my doctor wants me to take. But rather, the stuff they used in lanterns in days gone by. What did it smell like? What fish did they get most of it from? How did they make it? Some of you have the first half of the new book I am working on. It takes place around a group of folks that live in a fishing village. It is time I get some things straight as I start to edit this new head ache of mine. Thanks!

Author:	shuyung [ Fri May 22, 2015 9:12 am ]
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Might want to take a look at sperm oil. Although kerosene widely replaced fish oil at roughly the same time as the age of steam superseded the age of sail. Not sure when your days gone by might be. I think fish oil is basically the same then as it is now, they just had other uses for it. Fish haven't changed much.

Author:	Shelgeyr [ Fri May 22, 2015 10:43 am ]
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shuyung wrote: Might want to take a look at sperm oil. Did you by any chance mean to say sperm whale oil? In response to the original question - I've never heard of fish oil being used in lanterns; I've always heard it as being whale oil. And I once came across a bottle of humpback whale oil when I was 8 or 9. I don't remember anything about the smell other than thinking it was extremely potent and foul, but that may have been because it had gone rancid decades ago.

Author:	Midgen [ Fri May 22, 2015 12:22 pm ]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil Wikipedia wrote: Whale Oil Whale oil is oil obtained from the blubber of whales. Whale oil was sometimes known as train oil, which comes from the Dutch word traan ("tear" or "drop"). Sperm oil, a special kind of oil obtained from the head cavities of sperm whales, differs chemically from ordinary whale oil: it comprises mostly liquid wax. Its properties and applications differ from those of regular whale oil, and it sold for more when marketed. Early industrial societies used whale oil widely in oil lamps and to make soap and margarine. With the commercial development of substitutes such as kerosene and vegetable oils, the use of whale oils declined considerably in the 20th century. With most countries having banned whaling, the sale and use of whale oil as of 2015 has practically ceased. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_oil Wikpedia wrote: Sperm Oil Sperm oil is a waxy liquid obtained from sperm whales. It is a clear, yellowish liquid with a very faint odor. Sperm oil has a different composition from common whale oil. Although it is traditionally called an "oil", it is technically a liquid wax. It is composed of wax esters with a small proportion of triglycerides, an ester of an unsaturated fatty acid and a branched-chain fatty alcohol.[1] It is a natural antioxidant and heat-transfer agent.[2] Through catalytic reaction, it carries phosphorus and sulfur derivatives providing anti-wear and friction modification.[3] In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, sperm oil was prized as an illuminant for its bright, odorless flame and as a lubricant for its low viscosity and stability. It was supplanted in the late 19th century by alternatives such as kerosene and petroleum-based lubricants, following bans on both whaling and the subsequent sale and use of whale-derived products.[4] The oil from bottlenose whales was sometimes called "Arctic sperm oil". It was cheaper and inferior to true sperm oil.

Author:	Shelgeyr [ Sat May 23, 2015 9:34 am ]
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Well, then.

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Author:	Diamondeye [ Sat May 23, 2015 9:44 am ]
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I have to admit, I

Author:	Raell [ Tue May 26, 2015 10:34 pm ]
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Everything I found tells me that fish oil was smoky and foul smelling when burned... Ahh well.

Author:	Aethien [ Wed May 27, 2015 1:44 am ]
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I have two or three bottles of fish oil for Thai food, but have never successfully used it.

Author:	shuyung [ Wed May 27, 2015 10:46 am ]
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I suspect that is fish sauce, which is different.

Author:	Aethien [ Wed May 27, 2015 2:16 pm ]
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shuyung wrote: I suspect that is fish sauce, which is different. Ah, yes, you're right.

Author:	Raell [ Thu May 28, 2015 1:01 am ]
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The Romans made something called Garum that sounds horrid but who knows.

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