Linseed oil (made from flax seeds) was used to make wood paint, and was used for oiling/preserving wood.
It seems there was a demand for it in 1940:
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi...400219.2.121.7
It was used for oiling rifles too:
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthre...e-raw-facts%29
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Last edited by major_setback; 10-21-2010 at 12:52 AM.
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