Pictures and text from Theelectrickid:

The shutter keeps clicking, here's some pics of the 1950s recessed can
lights this house still has. (Nostalgia area maybe?)

As can be seen, these are little more that aluminum "cereal bowls" with

a lampholder in them. I don't know what the wiring looks like. (Maybe
someone can fill that bit in?)

One: Top-of-stairs. When we moved here, this one had a 15watt bulb in
it, and I still have the bruise from falling down three stairs to prove

it. Now it has that round-bulb CFL.


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Two: Over the front door. (Front soffit.) See the paint chipping? This
had a 100watt bulb when we moved here. Now also equipped with a
round-bulb CFL.


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Three: Looks like someone 'upgraded' this one. It's kind of hard to see

with the 90 coats of white paint, but look for the screws holding it in

place. Apparently the can light is still there. This is on my list of
"Things the handyman previous owner did that I get to take apart and
inspect now." $10 says the cord from the chandelier goes to a plug,
plugged into one of those socket-to-receptacle things up in the
recessed light.


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Okay, I have one question, why did these style fixtures give way to the

ones we're all familiar with? Price? Code? Fire hazard?



(As stated, all text is Ian's)