A surface-mounted electric wiring system with two to four insulated wires placed within a hollow rectangular or oval galvanized sheet-metal conduit; typically formed with separate backing and cap sections; developed by 1910 and common after WWI. Also known as metal surface raceway. See also electric wiring, wire mold, wooden molding. (Bucher, 1996)
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