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#25489 06/15/03 08:32 AM
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Trumpy,
Have you ever watched the old Tom & Jerry cartoons? In some of those where we see Jerry's home inside the walls, the cartoonists actually added drawings of some K&T wiring. Keep a look out for it! [Linked Image]

#25490 06/16/03 12:11 AM
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Response to Sparky's hint:
Old Service Photo

[Linked Image]

(from Joe Tedesco)

#25491 06/16/03 12:49 AM
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TexasRanger said:

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a piggyback plug. It was an angle plug that plugged into the receptacle and the a second plug went into the back of the plug.

Christmas tree light-strings made for countries using American-type sockets are wired with such plugs (usually equipped with tiny fuses the size of a pencil point).

There are notices on the boxes that say not to plug more than three of these back to back.

I have frequently seen instances where SIX to TEN of these are hooked together....and there are also pictures of such things here, if someone can find and re-post them. [Linked Image]

#25492 06/16/03 10:45 AM
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Great old service photo. Thanks! It brings back some nice memories.

...Wonder what's in the metal box there on the left...? [Linked Image]

When I was a young'un living in Denver, My father and I would take groceries to a little old lady who was homebound. Above the doorway from the living room into the kitchen hung one of these old a-base meters, with wires disappearing through four neatly drilled and insulated holes into a flush-mounted box nearby. I got my father to lift me up on his shoulders so that I could open the little door and look at the knife switch and fuses inside.

I guess some people catch the "bug" at a really early age. [Linked Image]

Sven: Take a look at the thread entitled "Temporary Holiday Display" in the "Photos Submitted for Discussion" area (on page 3).

Mike (mamills)

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#25493 06/16/03 05:37 PM
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A slang/(formal?) term for the ring-pull can is "cutout box."

Another electric meter [upper right-hand] {and wood stove} shot is:

[Linked Image from mcny.org]
Country Store Interior 2553 Sage Place, Spuyten Duyvil October 11, 1935




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