string light

[AlexanderIII]

Dear all,
this is from the story "The Solter Collection" by Brian Lillie. Alice is a librarian is some university museum. The sentence below refers to the storage room.

Alice pulled the string light and pointed to the back of the locker.

As I can see in the google pictures string light is a kind of garland of lights that are used for example to decorate Christmas tree with. What foxes me is it is unlikely that garlands are used in a storage room. Besides Alice pulled (or in the other place tugged) the string light. I suspect it is just a switch that operates if you pull the string attached to it. Is this correct?

 

[lingobingo]

Alice pulled the string light and pointed to the back of the locker.

I suspect it is just a switch that operates if you pull the string attached to it. Is this correct?

Yes.

 

[AlexanderIII]

Thank you, Lingobingo.

 

[RM1(SS)]

I would call it a "light string".

 

[Roxxxannne]

I would call it a "light string".

So would I. Other terms for it are 'pull chain' and 'pull cord.'
I suspect that 'string light' in the story you;re reading is a mistake -- 'light string' makes much more sense in current US English.

Also, by the way, the title of the story is "The Salter Collection," not Solter).

 

[AlexanderIII]

Also, by the way, the title of the story is "The Salter Collection," not Solter).
Yes, Roxxxannne, you are right. I've corrected the name in #1.
Thank you, RM1(SS) and Roxxxannne.