The clangers of burning off ol<l paint by means of a benzine blast lamp were exemplified when one of these lamps was used in removing the paint from a hotel in New Plymouth. The flames ignited the light timber in the framing of one of the windows, and placed the building in danger for a considerable time.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3381, 23 November 1911, Page 7
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57Untitled Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3381, 23 November 1911, Page 7
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