Don Wiss wrote:

I bought a pair of antique circa 1890 ceiling lighting fixtures for a
hall. I have not yet installed them.

Today I find this picture with a pair just like mine:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/201...25WYGSS.html#3

But they are oriented 90 degrees differently than what I had planned.
Now historically there must have been an orientation that was used.
Which way was it?



Maybe it's supposed to make you feel like that narrow hallway is wider.