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I have 2 3-way switches controlling a light going up stairs the stairs. Switch1 is by front door and switch2 is at the top of the stairs and electrical outlets in the living room. We are wanting to add a second wall scone. The home was built in 1918 and knob and tube was replaced but the wiring is so confusing.
Sw2 has a red traveler. Sw1 has a black wire where the traveler should be and ties to a single pole in the same box controlling a hall light upstairs. There is a 2wire coming in to that box and a 2 wire existing the box. Please help a disabled veteran figure this out.
 

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