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1950's low voltage light switches

I have a 1950s brick/block house that has the old style low voltage light switches. I know they are 32 volt switches and switch a relay in the ceiling, giving off an audible pop when the light is turned on or off. The switches themselves are momentary switches. We are looking to replace them with so...
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Antique Floor Lamp

I have my grandmas old brass floor lamp that I would like to restore. It is called the Floorette Reflectorette Wallette #1329, made from the Colonial-Premier Co, from Chicago. I am looking for a break part - not exactly sure what its called; its a donut shaped part that the column sets on right befo...
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ceiling lights with pull chains

Schoolhouse Electric (www.schoolhouseelectric.com) offers pull switches as an option on many of their light fixtures. You might also try Rejuvenation (www.rejuvenation.com).
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light switches

I am looking for a single light switch that toggles from side to side instead of up and down.
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Appropriate Light Switches?

We recently bought a Colonial Revival home built in 1931. Would push button light switches be appropriate? I think not but my husband thinks yes!
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antique turn dial light switch

I am looking for an antique light switch. I believe the base is porcelain, cover is gold and has a black knob that turns clock wise. Says Off/On, possibly circa 1930s but not sure. I have seen them on episodes of The Waltons and also on MASH (LOL) Looking for 1-2 in good working condition. If you ca...
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old wiring

Of course it should be updated. The old wiring will vibrate insulation off with every quake, and every time you swap out a switch or light it will loose another inchor two. If it is all torn open, or down to studs, change the wiring!!!!! There are a couple books out there that you can get that will ...
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Hard-to-find Light Switch

HI, A company called Pass Seymour (http://www.passandseymour.com) manufactures a line of combination switches called Trademaster Decorator Combination switches. They make a switch that is two single pole and a three-way in a single housing. The model numbers are... Ivory: TM8113-ICC White: TM8113-WC...
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Hard-to-find Light Switch

Hi. Im trying to find a light switch for my house. Its a triple switch in a single body (fits into a single box). The thing that makes it difficult to find is one of the switches is a 3-way. I can find a triple switch pretty easily, but not a triple switch where one of the 3 switches is a 3-way. Any...
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old wiring

Our new insurance company dictated we do the updating otherwise no insurance, so the answer is yes do it. We had our carpenter do all the drillling thru beams and the running of the wires, plugs and wall switches. Nasty ,nasty job!!! What a novelty to be able to walk into a room and turn on an over ...
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