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Subj: Re: VK6BE > IRON/SOCKET
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From: KB2VXA@WT3V.#JS.NJ.USA.NOAM
To : INFO@WW
Hello Bob & Granny,
That bit about plugging the iron into the hanging light socket in the
kitchen seems to be universal. In the 1930s it was very common here even
in big cities. My granny did the same and had a Y adapter so she could
use the iron and light at the same time. That was featured in MANY old
movies and cartoons of the period. Some made a joke of it featuring an
octopus outlet feeding a spider web of wires. Often there were sparks and
smoke, illustrating the hazard of what we still call octopus outlets.
Modern construction has eliminated this by adding sufficient wall outlets.
I have used the portable gasoline lanterns invented by Coleman on camping
trips and for other portable lighting applications many times. They
appear to have been an outgrowth of the tail end of the gaslight era when
the silk mantle was used to provide an intense white light outdoors. They
are still in use in decorative (and still functional) outdoor gas
lighting.
OK you guys, especially in the UK, (;->) Coleman got the credit HERE and
the lanterns still bear his name. I refuse to take responsibility for
disputing YOUR nationalistic claims. (raspberries and a big grin)
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73 de Warren, KB2VXA
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