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[blazenut]

I'm assuming it's an old switch? (didn't work) Any ideas?

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[hausdok]

It's a rotational light switch. See 'em every once in a while. I don't think there's anything wrong with them other than the fact that you have to actually grip it and turn it.

OT - OF!!!

M.

[blazenut]

Yea, since it was hooked up to some OLD knob and tube, I didn't want to even touch it! (and it didnt work).

[Scottpat]

Yea, since it was hooked up to some OLD knob and tube, I didn't want to even touch it! (and it didnt work).

When I find old switches like that it sends up the Red Flag to really start looking for that pesky K&T.

[Billy_Bob]

Reminds me of my grandma who was born in the late 1800's.

When I was a kid, we would be at her house running around the rooms turning on those round light switches.

Then she would come along and say "close it". (Turn off the light.)

She used that terminology because she grew up with kerosene lamps. And to turn them off, you would "close it"!