What the apparatus on the side of this gumball fixture? « on: March 23, 2018, 11:34:03 PM » Author: Cole D.
What is that unit on the side with an outlet for? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Industrial-GE-Holophane-Street-Globe-Light-Fixture-Loft-Lawn-Barn-22/292272236486?hash=item440cc867c6:g:3KkAAOSw-kBZzAs~
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	Re: What the apparatus on the side of this gumball fixture? « Reply #1 on: March 31, 2018, 03:59:05 PM » Author: AngryHorse
Could it be some sort of outlet for plugging Christmas decorations in, and the likes?
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	Re: What the apparatus on the side of this gumball fixture? « Reply #2 on: March 31, 2018, 04:44:27 PM » Author: Cole D.
That could be it, I didn't think of that but it would make sense. It would seem there should be a cover over the outlet though to keep rain out.
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	Re: What the apparatus on the side of this gumball fixture? « Reply #3 on: April 01, 2018, 03:30:04 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Yeah I thought the same, unless it did have some kind of rubber cap over it at one point?, they do something similar in the UK, but using the large blue, outdoor socket / outlet we have here.
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	Re: What the apparatus on the side of this gumball fixture? « Reply #4 on: April 01, 2018, 03:32:48 AM » Author: RyanF40T12
Some old town fixtures had an extra outlet built in for the purpose of plugging another lamp into it, so dual lamps, or another directional lamp aimed somewhere else..
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