BigJohn said:

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When I was fifteen I think all my wiring consisted of cord-and plug connected devices I made using old extension cables.

Ditto here. My wiring setups were zip-cord stapled all along the baseboards with old surface mount receptacles...sometimes it was just plain old extension cords with their own molded-on connectors.

Anyone remember the old "shove plug into this receptacle, staple the cord along the wall, affix surface mount outlet a couple of yards down the wall" type things? I grew up with that kind of wiring.

I was also a big fan of the "drop cord" (dangling lampholder on a piece of cord from the ceiling). [Linked Image]

Remember when almost every house & apartment had at least ONE of these surface-mount plastic critters so you could plug in whatever?

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I'm surprised they're still manufactured! [Linked Image]

[This message has been edited by SvenNYC (edited 04-02-2004).]