Rob Amaral Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I see a lot of old gas-light piping, fixture-remnants, etc, but this is the first fixture with this much still in place that I've seen.. Cambridge, MA. Click to Enlarge 36.05 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I bought and renovated a three family in Saratoga Springs, NY that was built in 1850's and had been a boarding house at one time. The entire system was still in place. Very ornate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 My house had gas in every room for space heaters and lighting. Every inch of it was installed after the house was finished. Floor boards were removed and the tops of joists notched for the plumbing. When it was first electrified the sparky followed the same path. There were no gas fixtures left when I got there, but I do still have a couple of the original luminares from the 30's (the house had indoor plumbing in the 1890's but wasn't electrified until after K&T fell out of fashion). The ceiling fixture from the front porch now illuminates the basement stairs, and parts of the original pendant from the upper stair were used to make task lighting over the kitchen sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Pretty cool. Good find. I've only ever seen one intact, and it wasn't in this good a condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 It's missing the drip leg. Tsk, tsk. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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