On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:19:00 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I can see the fixture itself coming down, but what about the wires? Does
the fixture "disconnect" or do the wires coil around the hoist along with
the hoist cable?

Some light fixtures over a dinner table could be pulled down, power
wires were not involved, in the 60 era.