Gutting a house that was (supposedly) built in the late 20's to early 30's. Tearing out a wall today and came across this plug and switch buried in the wall. I've never seen either before but it's wired into a knob and tube system. Anyone know what kind of plug and switch this is? And when it would've been used?
And as a side note, this wasn't a planned gut but I'm sure glad it turned into one! The whole knob and tube wiring is still wired to the fuse box and live but all the outlets and light sockets were shoved into the walls and ceilings when the house was remodeled in the 50's. And buried in wadded up newspapers they used as 'insulation'. This was a disaster waiting to happen but it's being taken care of now...
