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Monday, 7 March 2011

Oil bodkin

Here's an oil can which arrived in the lid of a Corona 4. The oil in it has a fragrant eucalyptus scent. Over-oiling was the curse of many a typewriter. It congeals to a sticky mess over the decades. The flat-ended applicator bodkin is meant to administer the smallest of drops. Looks like a mini-dipstick.
Length: 90mm
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3 comments:

  1. Richard P8 March 2011 at 00:07

    Beautiful in its simplicity.

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  2. Rob Bowker8 March 2011 at 01:34

    Hi Richard, it really is. I'd taken a tip from (possibly your) website for oiling sparingly with the point of a darning needle, and then I found this tube with a crimped end and a dip-stick.

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  3. Ryan Adney9 March 2011 at 02:37

    I think the knurled top is perfect.

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