Talk:Old Sparky
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[edit] Why Florida?
Many states have called their electric chair "Old Sparky". I would like to know why anyone thinks this usage is specific or primary to Florida. Wahkeenah 12:59, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
- Probably because it's the most famous (cf. the Tiny Davis buissiness). 68.39.174.238 16:58, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia
Which "Old Sparky" is it that is made from the gallows it replaced? I'm assuming that's a reference to the Florida chair, simply because so much of the page is taken up by Florida references, but it should really be made clear, if anyone knows. Lilitou 21:17, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
- I have a Guinness World Records 2002 book that says that Old Sparky "was built in 1923-24 by an inmate who was facing the death penalty, and used until 1964"; it was also "the first chair used for electrocutions in Texas." Unfortunately, I'm having trouble looking it up on the GWR website, so can you help me to look for the Texas "Old Sparky" there? Thank you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Angeldeb82 (talk • contribs) 19:25, 23 April 2007 (UTC).
[edit] expansion tag
The article lists other states with electric chairs nicknamed "Old Sparky." So why no info on them?--293.xx.xxx.xx 19:37, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
