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Subj: Re: Iron in a Light Fitting!
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From: VK6BE@VK6JY.#ALY.#WA.AUS.OC
To : INFO@WW
This reminded me of when I was young and my Grandmother would do
> her ironing with a 2 pin plug fitted to the electric iron lead
> which, in turn, she plugged into a Bayonet Adaptor that plugged
> into an overhead light fitting!
I can well remember the 1930s in a small country town in Western
Australia. The town power supply was 220 volts DC and the house had a
powerpoint but it had a bayonet socket mounted there into which the iron
or any other electric device in use was plugged. I believe that was quite
common in rural areas which did have power. Many did not and depended on
oil lamps and flat irons on the stove top.
Many rural community halls had lights which burnt petrol. The petrol was
put into a pressure tank which had an air pump attached. The tank was
pumped up till the pressure was sufficient to push the petrol along small
diameter copper tubing to the lights suspended from the roof. The "gas"
was turned on by pulling a little chain and applying a match or taper. The
"gas" burnt on a silk mantle giving a quite bright light. There would be
at least four of these lights in the hall. There were two chains. The
second one was used to turn the light off byt cutting off the petrol
supply.
These methods of using power might seem very hazardous these days but I
never heard of any accidents.
Bob VK6BE.
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