Externally, the jollity of aged men has much in common with the mirth of children; the intellect, any more than a deep sense of humour, has little to do with the matter; it is, with both, a gleam that plays upon the surface, and imparts a sunny and cheery aspect alike to the green branch and grey, mouldering trunk.
1) Knob and tube wiring is two-stranded â with a hot wire and a neutral wire only â it uses no ground wire. There is absolutely no protection whatsoever when a fault occurs.
Dummy knobs are for decorative purposes only and are often used on inactive doors such as closet doors and double doors that use a ball-catch on the top of the door to latch it shut. The backset of your knob is important for the compatibility of the latch. A backset is measured from the edge of the door to the center of the bore hole. Standard backset measurements are either 2-3/8 or 2-3/4.