Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . ^ refined lubricant known, and some has beenI)roduced for which a temperature of — 50° F. has been claimed. Whileall watch-oil users do not prefer colorless fluid, the average customerdemands an oil almost if not absolutely colorless and of crjstalclearness. Much of the product is sold for repairers use in woodenboxes containing 1 dozen half-ounce bottles, each bottle inclosed ina small i^asteboard box. The remainder, in tin cans having capacityfor 1 pint, 1 quart, or of larger capacity, goes to the manufacturersof w
Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . ^ refined lubricant known, and some has beenI)roduced for which a temperature of — 50° F. has been claimed. Whileall watch-oil users do not prefer colorless fluid, the average customerdemands an oil almost if not absolutely colorless and of crjstalclearness. Much of the product is sold for repairers use in woodenboxes containing 1 dozen half-ounce bottles, each bottle inclosed ina small i^asteboard box. The remainder, in tin cans having capacityfor 1 pint, 1 quart, or of larger capacity, goes to the manufacturersof watches, clocks, chronometers, typewriters, etc. Report U. S. F, C. 1902. Plate 1 AQUATIC PRODTTCTS IN ARTS AND INDUSTJUKS. 2()U OILS P^ROM SEALS, WALRUS, ETC. The blubber or fat lying between the skin and the muscular tissuesof Ihe various members of the Pinnipedla yields oil of much impor-tance for technical purjioses. The principal varieties on the marketare from the common seals or hair-seals of the North Atlantic, thewalrus, the sea-elephant, and the scji-lioiis. Each of these will bediscussed separately. SEAL OILS. Seals are found in various northern waters and especially off thecoast of Labrador and Newfoundland, in the waters of (Treenland,the xVrctic Ocean north of Europe, In Caspian Sea, along the NovaScotian and New England coasts, in the Northern Pacific, and to amuch less extent in the Antarctic seas. The princii^al fisheries arein the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, especially off the coasts ofNewfoundland, Greenland, and Northern Europe. The Caspian Seaalso affords an important seal fish(^ry. The blubber of seals ranges in thickness from 1 to 3 inc
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