genge hook
gange It was the old lady who discovered what was wrong. It seems she had forgotten to "rig" the lamp. Her husband, in his anxiety to keep the lamp burning, had applied the genge hook too vigorously and drawn the last inch of the "rigging" [i.e. the makeshift wick]. GMS Feb 77 PR...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/29354 |
| Summary: | gange It was the old lady who discovered what was wrong. It seems she had forgotten to "rig" the lamp. Her husband, in his anxiety to keep the lamp burning, had applied the genge hook too vigorously and drawn the last inch of the "rigging" [i.e. the makeshift wick]. GMS Feb 77 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used |
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