Sorry there's no picture so I'll try to decribe it as best I can.
Looks pretty much like an ordinary brass lamp socket.
Markings:
EDISON-PATENTS
200 V. 50 C.P. (candle power)
It has a turned wood handle, about 4 inches long coming out of the bottom of the socket(so it can be held like a flashlight) and has a cloth covered cord going through the center of the handle.
The socket, instead of having a cardboard insulator on the bottom, is lined with mica with the base contact for the bulb coming out of a hole in the side of the socket.
The switch on the side of the socket is very large and marked with 'BRYANT'
The plug, also very large and round, is made of ceramic and is \ marked 'PAULDING' - 3 A. 250 V. and the two prongs on the plug, about and inch apart, are pretty normal looking except for the fact that they both bend at a right angle in the same direction
I couldn't find anything like this on Ebay or any other site so I am eager to solve this mystery!
2007-02-10 04:49:53 · 1 answers · asked by Ammy 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
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2007-02-10 07:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by siobhan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋