lewis I agree with the comment posed by rich_edwards79, it does seem to have once been part of a theatrical production, long since over

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	lewis it may be a dummy load transformer,to absorb power surges?

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: August Haze

	LEWIS Don't like the look if it, whatever it is,.It looks lethal

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: August Haze

	lewis Little house on the prarie-is right..very similar.I saw that ep.hjere in the UK

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	lewis ughhhh

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	lewis looks like that scene out of the film Jacobs ladder

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	lewis Rank!

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	lewis what a vivid imagination!

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	lewis I sincerely hope it wasn't in this state when this place was in use!

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Silent Creatures

	lewis it still disturbs me tho

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Silent Creatures

	lewis it doesn't exactly look a new model now does it?

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Silent Creatures

	lewis oooh...painful

Location: Letchworth Village  Gallery: Into Darkness

	lewis Maybe these were out of a photography Darkroom?

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