Great history of residential wiring.

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K8MHZ

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I ran across this while looking for a picture of a porcelain switch:

[h=1]Early Electrical Lighting in Homes[/h]
http://www.rexophone.com/?p=1175

This is one of the many pictures and illustrations. Did anyone have a question in their apprenticeship about controlling a light from multiple levels using only one switch? We did, and I thought the answer was a joke, until now.

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The article is great. It even has pictures of the White House's first electrical system. I hope you like the article as much as I did.
 

Pharon

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Great article - thanks for sharing. I have some of that braided wiring in my basement, next to the Knob & Tube. Until just now I had no idea what it was.
 

norcal

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Rather odd coincidence that that this article shows up, yesterday dug out some old lighting had bought at the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore, because there was a antique lamp among the lot that turned out to be a GE Mazda lamp like pictured in the link, unfortunately it does not work.

The reason for the search was a lamp for this: http://www.lightingdirect.com/troy-...ial-linear-chandelier-with-wire-cage/p2344683

It was being scrapped so salvaged it to hang in my shop as a non-operable fixture, freebies are nice. :lol:
 

480sparky

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.............This is one of the many pictures and illustrations. Did anyone have a question in their apprenticeship about controlling a light from multiple levels using only one switch? We did, and I thought the answer was a joke, until now...........


And to this day, 3-ways are still not required in stairways.
 

roger

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Rather odd coincidence that that this article shows up, yesterday dug out some old lighting had bought at the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore, because there was a antique lamp among the lot that turned out to be a GE Mazda lamp like pictured in the link, unfortunately it does not work.

The reason for the search was a lamp for this: http://www.lightingdirect.com/troy-...ial-linear-chandelier-with-wire-cage/p2344683

It was being scrapped so salvaged it to hang in my shop as a non-operable fixture, freebies are nice. :lol:

Here's one that has been burning for nearly 115 years


Roger
 
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