DCHP-3

dark oil

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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— Sealing

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Quotations

1832
The first that runs off the seal blubber is the virgin, or pale oil, and the last the brown oil.
1966
The resultant oil, classified according to colour and quality as "pale oil," "straw oil," and "dark oil," sells for an average price of about 50 cents per gallon.