Artifact of an Antique Wiring System.

This is an 82 year old artifact from a antique wiring system known as Knob-and-tube wiring it is an early standardized method of electrical wiring in buildings, in common use in North America from about 1880 to the 1930s. This was installed in 1938. It consisted of single-insulated copper conductors run within wall or ceiling cavities, passing through joist and stud drill-holes via protective porcelain insulating tubes, and supported along their length on nailed-down porcelain knob insulators. Where conductors entered a wiring device such as a lamp or switch, or were pulled into a wall, they were protected by flexible cloth insulating sleeving called loom.

It’s really nice to experience this old house and all it’s history. Learning something new everyday about our past. I hope you enjoy this photo 🌱✨