Mike Williams <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote:
> Wasn't it Charles C who wrote:
> >Nice job!
> >
> >There's one thing that's still confusing me.  There's something next to the
> >doorway (the one we can see through into the other room) which looks like a
> >doorknob, complete with dirt smudge, but high up and on the wall, not on
> >the door.  Is this a doorknob???
>
> To me it looks like a light switch that's been placed a little too far
> from the wall.
>

Yes, it's a old french light switch (brass or chrome), usually mounted on
ceramic or wood plate (mine is wood).
http://static.flickr.com/21/24868220_56b7e2bcff_m.jpg
And yes, they were generally placed very high on the wall.

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