I remember the "General Electric Carousel of Progress" at Disneyland (I'm sure it's long gone, I haven't been back since 1971) had a section devoted to life in the 1920's. That scene had extension cords coming out of the ceiling light fixture cris-crossing the room connecting to various appliances. If that was an accurate depiction of how people used electricity in those days it would bear out Stefan's statement at the very beginning of this thread.
