why in old houses did they.....

[Jimmy Boy]

Fit pendants about a foot from the window I have heard theories over the years be good to get an opinion from someone on here that may have wired one in the 1930' s lol
J

 

[PEG]

Nope,no-ones got it.It was because apprentices didnt have torches or led's and had to be near the window to see those microscopic brass slotted screws.Those years on time-team were not wasted......:conehead:

 

[telectrix]

Yes your right a pitta ! Spent days reversing mine !
J

as long as you didn't get a woman to do the reversing.LOL. and @ snowhead, you're correct.

 

[snowhead]

Another one ish,

Pendant switch above the bed, flex hanging down with a switch on.

I fitted one in my first house, bought in 1972.

Non of your modern string and plastic dongle rubbish.

 

[telectrix]

Nope,no-ones got it.It was because apprentices didnt have torches or led's and had to be near the window to see those microscopic brass slotted screws.Those years on time-team were not wasted......:conehead:

slotted screws and Apprentices were never a problem. just give 'em a hammer. the slots are for removal of the screws.

 

[Jimmy Boy]

I used to have a long pendant drop over the bed but it burnt my wife's bottom so it had to go lol
J

 

[snowhead]

Nope,no-ones got it.It was because apprentices didnt have torches or led's and had to be near the window to see those microscopic brass slotted screws.Those years on time-team were not wasted......:conehead:

But they did have candles stuck to their forehead with hot wax.

 

[valleybilly]

The lass over the road from us never shut her curtians anyway ! lol

 

[Des 56]

No electrical but following the same privacy rule as above,

Another one you don't always see nowadays is doors to rooms were always hung so they hid the view into the room when the door was partly open.

Another reason could be the flames being pushed away from you when the room is burning,rather than sucking them into your nostrils when the door is hung opposite :sweatdrop: :ack2::ack2::ack2:

 

[Guest55]

your all wrong - pendants in front of window so as to make hand animal shadow shapes on the back wall.
:-D

 

[telectrix]

well, judging by your avatar, it's not surprising they stopped doing that.

 

[sparks1973]

and another thing with older (victorian) houses n all....is the way bedroom doors always opened outwards into the room....so if a lady was in the buff.....you wouldn`t see nowt...mind you , the ivy leaf would be enough anyway.....

 

[kingeri]

I always thought it was because in yesteryear folks used to have clothes dryers and vegetable hangers and stuff in the middle of the room so the light was always offset. Might be a load of tripe though.

 

[Guest55]

well, judging by your avatar, it's not surprising they stopped doing that.

i kid you not , my dog does actually look like wile e coyote lol ,

 

[telectrix]

that is one nice pooch. can he get channel 5 on those ears?

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I always thought it was because in yesteryear folks used to have clothes dryers and vegetable hangers and stuff in the middle of the room so the light was always offset. Might be a load of tripe though.

it certainly is.

 

[snowhead]

I always thought it was because in yesteryear folks used to have clothes dryers and vegetable hangers and stuff in the middle of the room so the light was always offset. Might be a load of tripe though.

No they definitely didn't hang Tripe up in the middle of the room