Care to share your Finds ?

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cadpoint

cadpoint

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Electrician - but not by NC Law.
I was just wondering, what you'll have collected actively or inactively over the years that?s is related to the electrical field.
I know some of ya'll are into Code books and other fine things, I guess I'm asking more of the off beat things.

Maybe its a tool that only see's the work floor once a year, or something that?s just totally retired.

He's the things that I cherish , and frankly three were given to me by my Father.

A pair of beryllium channel locks, Beryllium tools are used in the oil field for there non spark characteristics.

Various square metal cutters for panel instrumentation work.

A little round tin, circ 30's - 40's about the size of a snuff tin for Scotch Brand 33. Typical art work of the period, and just cool looking.
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I've also seem to pick up some odd assortments of a Brick and slate, one brick is labeled "Old Virginia, Stone work of various tiles, kind of a memento of the jobs I've been on...

A watchmen's Key Box with Key.

A marine light with explosion proof glass with brass base. it's heavy and also old.

What do you'll have ?
 
I try to keep ahold of things that are items that I've only seen once or twice in my life. There's so many neat things a fella could collect, so I have to be choosy or I'd need a warehouse. Here's one example, a quadraplex receptacle:

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Other than that, I like to collect oddball electrical tools. Two examples would be the Wiremold Canopy Notcher and the little thing-a-ma-jig Square D used to make to break out the "notch" in the mounting rail to mount CTL type QO breakers (the kind with the "hook").
 
I have this lead ladel (with lead still in it) that belonged to my grandfather. He was wiring and plumbing houses in the 20's

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mdshunk said:
I try to keep ahold of things that are items that I've only seen once or twice in my life. There's so many neat things a fella could collect, so I have to be choosy or I'd need a warehouse. Here's one example, a quadraplex receptacle:

quadraplexreceptacle2.jpg


Other than that, I like to collect oddball electrical tools. Two examples would be the Wiremold Canopy Notcher and the little thing-a-ma-jig Square D used to make to break out the "notch" in the mounting rail to mount CTL type QO breakers (the kind with the "hook").
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Awesome Marc! They didn't have to figure out the ground "up or down"thing!
 
I like the old hardware that my old inner city provides on occasion. Here's only one example. This was a working pendant in the basement of a dwelling until I replaced it with a more modern method in, what was it now, 2002, as I recall. The wood conduit had several lights and was over 20 feet long.

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Wooden raceways? That seems like a good idea huh?


Here are some 1950's style insulators i run into occaisionally. I guess they were after tape and before wire nuts.

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al hildenbrand said:
I like the old hardware that my old inner city provides on occasion. Here's only one example. This was a working pendant in the basement of a dwelling until I replaced it with a more modern method in, what was it now, 2002, as I recall. The wood conduit had several lights and was over 20 feet long.
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I've come across some of that stuff as well:

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220/221 said:
Wooden raceways? That seems like a good idea huh?


Here are some 1950's style insulators i run into occaisionally. I guess they were after tape and before wire nuts.




Those rubber diapers are Ideal 415 Wrap Caps? ,there are 2 boxes sitting on my shelf.....

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Odd ball stuff , and old POCO meters.
But here is my favorite.
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The one thing that I decided to keep WITH me on the job even though it could not be used was more to remind me that no matter how smart you think you are, if you are tired you can make mistakes that will hurt you! I had an old klein flat head screw driver that was given to me in my first year as a helper by my journeyman... that several years ago after working close to fourteen hours was half melted at the base of the steel shank by my wanting to be done already. I was not injured by nothing shy of a miracle. And it was carried every day to remind myself that you can only be stupid so many times before it catches up with you!
 
krunchtroll said:
The one thing that I decided to keep WITH me on the job even though it could not be used was more to remind me that no matter how smart you think you are, if you are tired you can make mistakes that will hurt you! I had an old klein flat head screw driver that was given to me in my first year as a helper by my journeyman... that several years ago after working close to fourteen hours was half melted at the base of the steel shank by my wanting to be done already. I was not injured by nothing shy of a miracle. And it was carried every day to remind myself that you can only be stupid so many times before it catches up with you!
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I keep a pair of needle nose pliers or should I say half of a pair, for the same reason.

I've kept a few of the old push button switches and the brass plates, some knob and tube insulators, ceramic wire nuts, and the occasional odd ball thing.
 
I would love to read those old code books.Granted I'm a history buff. Do you think electricains in 1942 would agree Bubble covers look ridiculous,or be amazed that they are constructed in a new fangled see thru "Plastic"? lol
 
Karl H said:
I would love to read those old code books.Granted I'm a history buff. Do you think electricains in 1942 would agree Bubble covers look ridiculous,or be amazed that they are constructed in a new fangled see thru "Plastic"? lol
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They were still getting used to Bakelite! :D
 
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