5
Got a full history lesson from a 90-year-old homeowner while replacing a fuse panel in his 1920s Philly row house.
He insisted on showing me the original knob and tube, then told me he wired an addition himself in '58 with cloth Romex. Ever had a client give you a personal tour of their home's electrical evolution?
2 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In2 Comments
quinn_fox1mo ago
That "personal tour of their home's electrical evolution" is the best part of the job sometimes. You get the real history you'd never find in a book. Those old guys have seen it all.
5
rodriguez.cora1mo ago
I read an article about that once. It talked about finding old gas light pipes still in the walls, or the first outlet in a house that was added just for a new radio. The stories behind those fixes are like a time capsule. One electrician found cloth wrapped wire from the 1920s still in use behind a modern plate. You really do learn how people lived from the wiring they left behind.
3