Mr. Whit.
PM me and I will give you the phone number of the Master electrician fro GA so you can explain it to him.
He’s not buying it.
Gerry Beaumont used to send or share goodies he’d found & was into history & archeology
only fitting in his honor on the 1st of 2014 to have a read of this
Telling Time for the Electrified: An Introduction to Porcelain Insulators and the Electrification of the American Home
hny
raise a toast to all that have passed
Barry…Thanks for the post… Roy
From the link I posted above this fixture is wired via K&T
I’d be more concerned with the itty-bitty lag bolt holding that sucker up! 
Thanks Barry, good artical.
Gerry was an excellent educator and will be long remembered and part of Inachi Education for a long time.
My house was built in 1877 and has never had knob and tube wiring. The mill owner had a daughter that was born in the house in 1895 and she passed away in the house in 1985. She had wiring installed in the 1930’s (estimated according to wiring and light fixtures). I still use the cast bronze light fixtures today, most have been re-wired.