Speechless Sunday - The Old Electrical Spooky Thing in the Basement

One thing I love about Real Estate is that you get to see some of the most interesting things. Especially in older homes!

I was in the basement of an older Quadplex in midtown Tulsa the other day with a potential buyer. We were looking around, checking for leaks and discovering what was there in that 70 year old basement when we came across this little number...

I put the picture on Facebook, asking if anyone knew what it was and most answers were that it had something to do with the old electrical system that had once been in the house.

Makes sense to me, but I still don't know any official name or what it actually did.

Got any ideas?

PS - Needless to say, that old basement was spooky in and of itself. Especially the original toilet sitting next to the plugged hole it used to be attached to! LOL

Happy Halloween!