Found these when re-wiring an old house

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Heres a sample cutting of the cable, which is actually in quite good condition

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A quick search on the net reveals that British insulated Cables existed for 20 years (1925 - 1945) before becoming BICC, which ties in nicely with the house as it was built in the 1930`s [Linked Image].

The original wiring was all there until i ripped it all out (2002), and the switches were all original solid brass and looked lovely. So i put them all safely under the stairs in a box and when i went to get them the bloody joiners threw them in the skip [Linked Image]

- sanUK