Mechanics of the Household / A Course of Study Devoted to Domestic Machinery and Household Mechanical Appliances

by E. S. Keene

Fig. 273.—Drop-light attachments and lamp bases.

Fig. 270,b is a two-button flush type with brass beveled-edge cover plate finished to match surrounding hardware.

Fig. 270,c is of the removable-mechanism type with brass beveled-edge cover plate finished to match surrounding hardware.

Fig. 270,d is the single-button flush type with brass beveled-edge cover plate finished to match surrounding hardware.

Fig. 270,e is the rotary-flush type with brass beveled-edge cover plate finished to match surrounding hardware.

Pilot Lights.

—Switches controlling cellar, attic and porch lights may be either Fig. 270,a or b.

Fig. 270,a requires for its installation a two-gang outlet box. The ruby bull’s-eye which covers the lamp is practically flush, extending from the wall no further than the buttons of the switch.