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[jlb94 at juno.com]

Hi All, Excuse my ignorance but what is a "yellow dog". We don't
celebrate Haloween here! Regards Jerry in S.A.
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Hi Jerry,
Sorry for not getting back sooner.
I just got in and am now reading e-mails.

On Halloween we decorate the front yard and kids dress up in costume and
go door-to-door and ask for 
treats (candy).  (You probably know that.)

In my display I use 2 Yellow Dog Lanterns - Among other stuff.
(You can go to my Webshots Album and look under "Toys" - page 3 - and
there is a Yellow Dog Lantern
close to the bottom picture.
It is a 2 spouted lantern (similar to a large "Tea Pot")  used on the oil
wells for light.
They are said to have gotten the name Yellow Dog because - when lit - and
from a distance - they looked like 
the 2 yellow eyes of a dog.  I have also heard that they were painted
Yellow and got the name that way.
But - I've never seen a yellow one.
They were also used as "Babbit Pots" depending on what way the wire
handle was located.
Check out the "Toys" - page 3 - in my Webshots.

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