Any ideas....?

[sythai]

Evening Chaps..... Just wondering when this would date from ? Any ideas please.

Thanks Sy

 

[Geordie Spark]

here:...

Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So when was the last time you used that Tel??

 

[driverman]

Some say.............Joiners where in fact, the first electricians.

 

[telectrix]

So when was the last time you used that Tel??

last week. rigging up something to hang gobby geordies from.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Thanks Tel, never seen any of those, or, maybe wasn't looking. Something to look out for.

 

[Geordie Spark]

last week. rigging up something to hang gobby geordies from.

Awwww c'mon Tel ........ you know you like me really dontcha??





Ya Scouse git!!

 

[sythai]

Sy if you can salvage lengths of that capping and casing it will sell for architectural reclamation.

Only managed to salvage a few pieces, definitely putting it up in my museum of electrics

 

[7029 dave]

Yep, 1920/30 trunking system, ripped loads of it out in the past mainly in Victorian,Edwardian houses.

 

[Pete999]

Evening Chaps..... Just wondering when this would date from ? Any ideas please.

Thanks Sy

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1930s 40s its called capping and casing

 

[telectrix]

you're still using it, aren't you, pete?

 

[7029 dave]

Wooden mini turk. lol

 

[Pete999]

you're still using it, aren't you, pete?

That's right mate, aint got much left in stock, do you know any good suppliers?

 

[Knobhead]

What's knob wiring?

Proper name “Knob and Tube”

The industrial version, I demolished a plant wired like this as an apprentice

 

[Silly Sausage]

Thanks Tel, never seen any of those, or, maybe wasn't looking. Something to look out for.

I think there are plenty of Knobs and Tubes installing bad wiring these days, should be easy to spot! :smilielol5:

 

[GB.Kayak]

Some say.............Joiners where in fact, the first electricians.

Up here ... believe it or not, it was plumbers!

 

[telectrix]

Up here ... believe it or not, it was plumbers!

was that in the days of lead sheathed cable, when plumbers were plumbers and not just plastic jointers.