When I was growing up, you could get white gas from the square storage tanks that sat on the front apron of many service stations alongside the kerosine.  You hand pumped your container full and paid by the gallon.  Back then, it was very common in rural areas and especially if you were close to a river or lake.  We bought it for the Coleman stoves and lanterns--my dad never trusted a gasoline blowtorch and we used propane ones--no propane lanterns in the early 50's.  

I have one of the square tanks and pumps--smells like kero, and would hold about 150 gallons.  It is red and had a Sinclair sticker on it.  Today it would have to be blue for kero and have all the warning stickers from the gvt about not drinking it or putting it into your eyes, ect.  Who else on tdhe list has had to soak their foot in a bath of Coal Oil (kerosine) after stepping on a rusty nail while playing barefoot in the horselot.  My paternal grandmother thought coal oil could cure lots of ailments and she raised 13 childere and 4 adopted orphans so it worked somewhat.
Bear

--- "George Willer" <gwill@toast.net> wrote:

From: "George Willer" <gwill@toast.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:42:48 -0400
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at@lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] White Gas

Ray,

It was sold as white gas or by another name...stolene.  Same thing and same 
uses as Coleman fuel.  Blow torches, camp stoves, mantle lamps, etc.  As far 
as I know it was available everywhere.

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Trimble" <farmall_1947@yahoo.com>
To: <at@lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:06 AM
Subject: [AT] White Gas


> In the late 50's I remember that some service
> stations had White gas. Does anyone know what
> this gas was and what was it used for?
> Was this a local thing, nort Louisiana, East
> Texas?
>
> Ray
>
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