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- From: tony2@prefect.cc.bellcore.com (gozdz,antoni s)
- Subject: Re: Seeking Canadian Balsam Oil
- Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 19:47:54 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec27.033422.26022@zip.eecs.umich.edu> kfr@quip.eecs.umich.edu (K. Fritz Ruehr) writes:
- > My wife and I are very interested in obtaining a small amount of an oil
- >called Canadian (aka "Friar's") Balsam oil, for the purposes of re-oiling
- >an emerald (apparently this is one of the few suitable oils). Our jeweler
- >is having a lot of trouble finding a source (we understand it is also used
- >as a microscopic slide fixative and for some other purposes). We are
- >looking for the *pure* oil, as opposed to some scented variety used in
- >the perfume business (the natural scent of Balsam would be OK).
- >
- > We need only about enough oil to cover the ring ("a quarter of a film
- >canister", as our jeweler describes it).
- >
- > We would appreciate any information anyone could provide; thanks.
- >
- > -- Fritz Ruehr
- > kfr@quip.eecs.umich.edu
-
- You might visit a botany, mineralogy, or zoology lab on
- your campus; somebody there should have a nice supply
- of this popular oil.
-
- Tony
-