I found an old roll of 12/3

I’m still amazed at how guys could fit 5 of the old black nm cables that were about 5/8” diameter ( the kind with the heavy paper wrap around each conductor) into a 3 1/2” octagon metal box.

I think the boxes were made from 1/8” steel as well.
 
nizak said:
I’m still amazed at how guys could fit 5 of the old black nm cables that were about 5/8” diameter ( the kind with the heavy paper wrap around each conductor) into a 3 1/2” octagon metal box.

I think the boxes were made from 1/8” steel as well.
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And some of the older ones were soldered joints.
 
I feel like you all have been peeking in my garage !

In my layers of scrap cables, I knew I had something like what the OP showed. But mine is white, and a little older, as it's NM and not NM-B. But still (relatively) huge, compared to modern stuff. Lots of paper wrapped in it.

And, yup, the rolls came in those cardboard boxes, this is a 250' roll of General Cable 12-3 NM...

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And just for fun, I included the phone (Western Electric 302) it was probably ordered with ;)

I'm guessing this cable dates to the 1970s, as it has a "modern" PVC jacket. I looked up NM-B and it seems to have been introduced in '84.

I have been meaning to scrap this for years, just never got around to it.
 
rc/retired said:
Same here. Sad to say, the inspection department busted a DIY claiming his addition was started years ago.
Sorry pal, the yellow romex is only a couple of years old.

Ron
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And it would have dates stamped on it. I get a lot of deer in the headligt moments when folks find this out claiming it was “existing”.
 
MD Automation said:
I feel like you all have been peeking in my garage !

In my layers of scrap cables, I knew I had something like what the OP showed. But mine is white, and a little older, as it's NM and not NM-B. But still (relatively) huge, compared to modern stuff. Lots of paper wrapped in it.

And, yup, the rolls came in those cardboard boxes, this is a 250' roll of General Cable 12-3 NM...

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And just for fun, I included the phone (Western Electric 302) it was probably ordered with ;)

I'm guessing this cable dates to the 1970s, as it has a "modern" PVC jacket. I looked up NM-B and it seems to have been introduced in '84.

I have been meaning to scrap this for years, just never got around to it.
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Our family had this phone til late 60's. Heavy as a cinder block. I used that type NM in the mid 70's. Yes, enough paper to choke a silverfish.
 
jmellc said:
Our family had this phone til late 60's. Heavy as a cinder block.
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Yes indeed. I like handing it to people that are unfamiliar with old rotary phones, they have no idea how heavy these things were.

Built to last for sure. The rubber in the coiled handset cord is a bit stretched out after 60+ years, but the dial rotates like it was built yesterday.
 
You could murder someone with one of those phones, wipe the blood off and then use it to call your buddy to come help dispose of the body
 
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