Word: waxed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...recall is doubly irritating for Chrysler because the part causing the trouble was modified on the assembly line at the insistence of the EPA in the first place. The part, designed by Chrysler engineers, is a sensor containing a ball of wax that softens when engine temperature rises to 60° F. The softening frees a valve that recirculates part of the car's exhaust gases through the engine and thereby eliminates some of the harmful nitrogen oxides that are emitted at high temperatures; when the temperature subsides, the wax ball hardens and closes the valve. At first, Chrysler...
Chrysler reluctantly made the move but later found that the wax balls were not softening properly on cars that had been driven for more than 10,000 miles or so. Instead of melting at 60°, the wax often was not responding until the engine temperature neared its typical maximum of around 200°. The company reported its findings to EPA officials, who promptly ordered the recall...
...used in 1737. There was panic buying of some items, notably bread and toilet paper, and camp suppliers did a booming business in butane lamps and stoves. A Battersea candlestick maker turned out a million candles a day instead of his usual 250,000. His most popular item: a wax effigy of Prime Minister Edward Heath...
However, Crouse has a tendency to wax a little too profound, to ascribe what one senses is too much importance to single events. The late-night meeting of a commiserating trio of heavies who have watched Muskie's demise he elevates to the level of a sadly belated conjunction of the Three Fates. Crouse also seizes on a touchy confrontation between the press and the Muskies during the Wisconsin campaign, giving to the event a sense of drama and crisis that one is hesitant to accept...
Over the years, store-window dummies have gone through almost as many phases as their garments. Early mannequins were sculpted from wax, and had a tendency to droop and drip in sunny display windows. Later came models of plaster, papier-mache and several varieties of more durable plastic. Though small boutiques balk at the idea of discarding outmoded dummies (average price: $300), most larger stores oust passe mannequins as quickly as last season's duds. But groupings, which can be easily rearranged into different patterns, may have a longer life than most individual mannequins...