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Testing valve oil in a meat freezer in Potsdam

Testing valve oil in a meat-freezer in Potsdam

SUNY Potsdam faculty members Rebekah Covell, John Upchurch, and John Schorge test valve oil for the Crane School of Music brass players to play in the cold in Lake Placid Winter Olympics in 1980.  A local Potsdam supermarket allowed them to use one of their meat freezers for their experiment. 1979-1980. Potsdam, NY.

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