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<\/p>\nDoes anyone know what this is? It is over the basement door in our 1890\u2019s home.
\nThanks, for the good and entertaining ideas!
\nI was able to pull the dome off and it looks like it is for a tiny bulb!<\/p>\n
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HERE ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE\u2019S OPINION ON IT:
\nKen said:
\nMaybe a light to let you know that the basement lights are on.
\nScott said:
\nI\u2019m going to guess a small light to illuminate the other socket for nighttime operations.
\nAnne said:
\nI\u2019m going to guess a small light to illuminate the other socket for nighttime operations.
\nRoxane said:
\nIt\u2019s called a pilot light to let you know the outlet is hot. According to my hubs it had a lightbulb in it.
\nEd said:
\nPretty sure it\u2019s an electrical outlet. It\u2019s been painted over so it\u2019s hard to tell but the trick is you can still see the two holes where the prongs go.
\nLindy said:
\nIt was a red light that came on when the outlet was on. The outlet was Likely controlled by a light switch
\nTim said:
\nIndicator light, there is a bulb under the cage. typically for basement, closet or attic lights.
\nSandra said:
\nI always wonder, why, when someone is requesting help, do some people have to provide stupid\/smart-ass answers. Just leave it alone if you can\u2019t help. You are not being funny..even if you think you are.
\nJohn said:
\nWe had one in 1956 house but it had a switch by the plug and it was exactly some people say a light to indicate that basement lights on
\nShana said:
\nMy 124 year old house has one. It lets you know when the basement light or outside light is on depending on what it is wired to
\nJoe said:
\nSome older houses used these to plug in a sump pump\u2026the light let you know that the pump had power\u2026
\nMichael said:
\nLet you know there power and maybe the Basement or other light is on!
\nDavid said:
\nThat\u2019s where you poke your finger in and give your heart a jump. Just flip the switch back and forth
\nCyndi said:
\nWhatever it was it\u2019s pretty old and most likely somewhat dangerous now from an electrical perspective.
\nCaroline said:
\nYuk paint on the outlet, don\u2019t paint the outlets
\nSoulessazn said:
\nIt\u2019s a helmet in case the top outlet got his feelings hurt
\nDonna said:
\nSo evil spirits can get out of the basement and find their way back.
\nDiane said:
\nIt lit up with the basement lights were on in our home
\nGina said:
\nThere was a light in the dome part to indicate when the basement light was on.
\nJeanette said:
\nIt\u2019s a light that tells you the basement light is on. The house I grew up in has one.
\nLinda said:
\nIt\u2019s a light that is low wattage to see where you\u2019re going
\nNicole said:
\nUtility plug w indicator light to let you know the wires are hot?
\nBob said:
\nSump pump or water well pump light. Grandpa used one.
\nJohn said:
\nIt\u2019s a light so you can see where the switch is had them in many homes.
\nDavid said:
\nProbably had a light in it that tells you you left the basement light on
\nNatasha said:
\nMaybe a vent because they used to believe electricity had vapours
\nDon said:
\nKeep the demons from escaping
\nTodd said:
\nThink that is a night light<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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