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Originally Posted by daepp
Thanks Jolly - So like an early version of a road flair?
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Yes, they were also used at road construction sites as a warning for motorists, much as traffic cones and barrels are used today. In the past, there was no such thing as a reflective device and the lit smudge pots were the warning lights for drivers. They used kerosene for fuel. A wick was used to bring the fuel up to the top of the smudge pot where it burned. They came in many shapes but the ones I remember looked like cannon balls with a lit fuse.
