Rainbowberry went to Gwithti an Pystri - A Cabinet of Folklore and Magic.
In Falmouth, in Cornwall, England.
Rainbowberry is looking at some possibly haunted light switches!
(Gaffa Tape is also called Gaffer Tape or Duck Tape or Duct Tape.)
This is what the notice says:
Gaffa tape on the light switch!
In the music business it is said that Gaffa Tape (whic is used for every purpose imaginable!) is like the "Force" ...it has a light and a dark side and binds the universe together.
The Gaffa tape on this light switch is the result of a strange tale. Before this building was a museum it was a Bar for some years. It was said that the basement was haunted by a sailor ghost with a penchant for the ladies! When the museum moved in, I guess the sailor ghost wasn't that bothered by another bearded bloke in the building ...I never saw, heard or felt his presence but I did have trouble with him turning the lights on at night. This was happening on a regular basis until I placed Gaffa tape over the light switch. The nocturnal switching on of the lights stopped immediately. Amongst its other properties, Gaffa tape appears to be "Ghost proof"!
“Ross Lowell, the award-winning director, cinematographer, author, and inventor, died 10 January 2019 at the age of 92. He was a founder of Lowel-Light and an inventor of gaffer tape.
During his lifetime, he worked on hundreds of documentaries, short films, and TV commercials. In 1980, Lowell won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for his compact lighting system. The same year, his short film Oh Brother, My Brother was nominated in the Best Short Film category. In 1992, he wrote a book about lighting, Matters of Light and Depth.
As an inventor, Lowell changed the film industry with two inventions: quick-clamp lighting mount system, and gaffer tape. In the late 1950s, he was hired to create temporary and unobtrusive lighting system which would stay in place for a few weeks of filming. Lowell invented a swiveling ball-and-clamp system for mounting lights, and he reworked Johnson & Johnson’s Permacel duct tape by combining the Permacel adhesive with a silver fabric backing. And the gaffer tape was born. It could resist heat and stay in place for months without leaving a residue when removed.” - via article
Rest in peace to the man who invented an important tool used in filmmaking.