"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
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> On 8/10/2013 4:51 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> When I was a kid our cottage was very late getting electricity. We had
>> all gas and mantles for the lights. We had a very elaborate thing for
>> our sitting room, brass with three tiny mantles and long fancy chains on
>> each sides The bedrooms just had standard lamps.
>>
> I used to live in a house where some of the older light fittings were dual
> gas and electric - gas mantle on top, light bulb on the bottom.

Oohh posh <g>Never heard of those)

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