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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">In early Disneyworld a ride sponsored
by GE called "The House of the Future" ? had a diorama of early
household electricity. One always struck me funny. The wife was
ironing, the kids were playing with some electrical toy, the
husband was listening to the game on radio, the refrig was on, the
meal was cooking on the electric stove, the fan was running,
lights were on, etc. ALL from a single light socket in the
ceiling with myriad twofers and miles of tangled extension cords.<br>
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On 10/9/2015 11:15 AM, e-mail frank.wood95 via Stagecraft wrote:<br>
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<p>It was the custom, back when, to run all sorts of things from
lighting outlets. I remember my aunt doing her ironing from a
light socket.<br>
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<p>It always strikes me as hazardous, since there was no earth
connection, poor cable clamps (if any), and a limited current
supply. But she survived it. Back in the 1940s and '50s, we were
less beset by rules, or maybe just more ignorant.<br>
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