John Meyncke posted:My favorite was from a small manufacturer who unfortunately is long, long gone. I'm sure many of you will remember LVS (Lehigh Valley Steam). The small brown bottles with the eyedroppers containing Hickory or Smoky Fir or Cedar were the best ever. Some of the modern makers come close, but not quite. They always reminded me of the Fall train running season...
John
John-
I remember LVS. I bought several bottles of their coal scent, because it reminded me of my first excursion back in the mid-80's behind NKP 765, from Orville, Ohio to Bellevue, Ohio. I have many bottles of coal scent from MTH, Megasteam, and maybe another random manufacturer or two. In my mind, while the others are close, none of them seem to remind me of that trip as much as the LVS- just seems to be a more intense smell. Maybe not the most healthy of the bunch, but in the immortal words of Redd Foxx- "You got to leave here with somethin".
I've searched for LVS smoke fluid many times and come up empty. I do have one full bottle and one partial bottle, but I have to pick my spots to use it, because my wife & step-daughter don't have my "taste" for some things, and this happens to be one of them.
