Museum of Plugs and Sockets: home page

displaying an amazing collection of modern and classic
domestic plugs and sockets from all over the world

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Update no. 46
21 December 2019

Latest additions include:

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* donors of material are indicated with {NN} type
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Classic BS546 socket and plug made by Crabtree, England [no. 8] (view)
US General Electric plug with automatic wiring mechanism [nos 1-4] (view)
Classic Busch-Jaeger switched socket, locking Schuko plugs (view)
Classic 'He Ku' socket with outlets on opposite sides [nos 33-35] (view)
WISI multi-plug with angled outlets [nos 19-20] (view)
GEMA plug with pins that have a flexible, raised metal strip [no. 32] (view)
Lewden weathertight BS 546 15A socket and plug [nos 28-31] (view)
New page about classic plugs made by Dutch manufacturers (view)

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