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#152394 03/03/05 09:36 PM
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I am enclosing several pictures of an old condulet light lampholder fixture. It came out of an old warehouse where Jimmy Dolittle would practice his "Blind" take-off and landings.
-Harold
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#152395 03/04/05 05:58 PM
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Was this intended for use with knob-&-tube, with the holder then just screwed to a joist to "enclose" the terminals?

#152396 03/05/05 12:32 AM
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Paul,

This was a light fixture that would hang off of a conduit body "Type C" (we called them CONDOLETS)I don't know if that was the right name but you would install thinwall pipe in one end and out the other. the fitting would act like a pull box. This light ixture would hang right on the pipe. I found a picture of the condolet. I am not sure how to get it to the board.

#152397 03/05/05 12:51 AM
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(from Harold)

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#152398 03/07/05 04:08 PM
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I have an old duplex receptacle that mounts in this way. Don't know how old it is, can't remember where I got it either.

#152399 03/07/05 04:33 PM
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I saw an installation of about 15-20 of these fixtures in condulet bodies, each spaced about 12" apart and mounted in a sheet metal-lined trough at the front edge of a stage in an old junior high school here (footlights). I remember also seeing one of these lampholder fittings which held a 3 amp plug fuse about 35 years ago (OCPD for the magnet coil of an ancient lighting contactor). I have also seen single and double (duplex) plastic or bakelite receptacles, porcelain covers with holes for passing three or four wires through, and also a metal cover with a 1/2" knockout opening (knockout still in place, so I know it wasn't homemade).

Mike (mamills)

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#152400 03/07/05 04:54 PM
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Nice!!!

Is that shade green glass or just enamelled metal?

#152401 03/07/05 06:14 PM
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Ah, thanks for the extra pic Harold. I see the intent now. It's more enclosed than the way I imagined it wired to K&T.

#152402 03/09/05 08:48 PM
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Here is a Crouse Hinds version of a condulet receptacle like IanR is talking about.

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Notice the ground pin locations, just kidding. [Linked Image]

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#152403 03/09/05 09:47 PM
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Are these devices still made? Iremember buying them as recently as the late '70's- but haven't seen them for a while.

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