On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:22:57 -0400, HK wrote:

I haven't seen it in years. In Connecticut, it used to be called white
gas. Different from white gasoline, of course.

Gasoline is naptha. White gas[gasoline] meant unleaded, and untaxed,
when all car gas was dyed red [ same as 80 octane avgas ]. Gas
stations had it, often in a 55 gal barrel out back, and used it to
clean parts. People bought it for their stoves and lanterns. Pumps
were labled ' contains lead, for use as motor fuel only '. Leaded
gas[tetraethyl lead if it matters.] also had a bromine compound, to
encourage the lead to go out the tailpipe instead of coating the
pistons, plugs, and valves.

Casady