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I can remember my grandad plugging his electric shaver into the light fitting that was on a chord hanging from the ceiling.
I remember the light fittings with the extra socket on them to plug things into
I can remember my grandad plugging his electric shaver into the light fitting that was on a chord hanging from the ceiling.
I remember the light fittings with the extra socket on them to plug things into
In the days when you didn't have electric sockets upstairs. Of course we did have three types of mains socket. Here's a must watch video.
In the days when you didn't have electric sockets upstairs. Of course we did have three types of mains socket. Here's a must watch video.
I lasted 30 seconds.Is this a good or a bad thing?
Care to explain why ?Its what we had in the 1950's, and it wasn't very good from the safety point of view.
If I recall correctly, they still had them in one of Bradford Uni's halls of residence when I was there in about 1990.Its what we had in the 1950's, and it wasn't very good from the safety point of view.
Care to explain why ?
The ring main and 13A socket wasn't brought in purely for safety . There was a very good technical reason.
Funny how we are going back to radials now .
I was thinking about what we've got now, trip switches in the main fuse box, fuses in plugs, plastic covered wiring, inspections and certificates. Makes the 1950's stuff of my childhood seem crude and dangerous.
Front rooms that were never used. Except for the occasional guest or at Christmas. Always bloody freezing, even in summer.
Learned to move quick in the mornings though!Yes I remember, the front room was the best room, better decorated, best furniture and only used for special occasions and special guests. I also remember coal fires and only one room heated in in the winter, the rest of the house was freezing cold, frost on the inside of the bedroom window wasn't uncommon. Our back room had an oven and pull down thing next to the fire, in the winter our pyjama's were kept in the pull down so they were warm when we put them on, and we went to bed with a hot water bottle. I also remember getting up for school before the fire was lit, my Mum would have the oven on with the door open to heat the kitchen, the rest of the house was the same temperature as the outside.