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How did eighteenth century sailors remove tar from their hands etc after 'tarring down' the standing rigging as they so often had to do?
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∙ 8y ago
They used lanolin. I was able to ask my husband because he recently crewed for 9 months on the Lady Washington, Washington State's Tall Ship Ambassador.
before tarring one would rub tallow on there hands and the tar comes right of. I've been a tall ship rigger for over ten years.
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