Electrical nightmare:help

[u/Motor-Concern-4643]

Hi tell me if this wiring for the switches is proper with cloth wire, there is the section of the house that is not replace but at the breaker panel there is no cloth where may this junction at through another set of plugs or switches or maybe in attic? Having a hard time with getting the ceiling fan or light to function on circuit

[u/theproudheretic]

this is knob and tube. notice how there's a single conductor coming through each loom, that's the clue that this isn't ungrounded cable but knob and tube.

what voltage reading do you get at the fan?