"John Grabowski" wrote in message
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"RBM" wrote in message
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The following are pictures of a house built in the 1880's which
originally had a 30 amp 120 volt service, entering in the attic, with a
K&T fuse panel, also in the attic. The house had gas lamps in both walls
and ceilings, which were disconnected and changed to electric in a 1928
renovation/ addition. The 1928 work included making the attic into an
apartment. The K&T was from the original build, and all the other cable
types were subsequent, including the 1928 renovation, up until present.
The beverage containers could have been from the original construction,
or possibly the 28' renovation despite prohibition


Thanks for the pics Roy. They brought back some memories. I recall at
least one house where the gas lines were still live.

I don't think I have ever seen fuse boxes like those. Are they plaster
lined wood frames?

Years ago, working in Mount Vernon, NY I would run into live gas lines
frequently. I'd have a blind hickey threaded onto what I thought was the
stud of a pancake, and of course it's sticking out of the ceiling to far to
mount a standard fixture, so I'd remove it only to find live gas.

We found contractor papers describing the 1928 renovation and it appears
that all the gas lines were disconnected at that time. Both the fuse box and
the main disconnect are line with a soft asbestos sheeting, about 1/4"
thick. They did a really neat job, so it does look like plaster. I actually
pulled some off the see exactly what it was.
I've seen many K&T jobs. This is a three family and only the third floor was
primarily cable, the first two floors mostly K&T. I didn't take any pictures
of it as it was the ugliest K&T install I've ever seen. Usually I marvel at
the workmanship considering how labor intensive it was to install that
stuff. Maybe it has something to do with all the beverage containers

Roy




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