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. 51
28 November 2021

Latest additions include:

Acknowledgments *

Site map

Links to other collections and forums

* donors of material are indicated with {NN} type
abbreviations. Acknowledgments give full names.

New image and text of versatile ABB 5536 CEE 7/6 plug [no. 8] (view)
Hager Engineering Klik 3 ceiling lamp socket and plug [nos 31-34] (view)
IEC 60309 32A-6h socket and plug and 16A-4h plug [nos 13, 21, 22] [view]
PC Electric IEC 60309 16A-4h 3-pin screwless plug [no. 13] (view)
IEC 60309 16A-6h 4-pin plug with phase inverter [nos 19-20] (view)
PC Electric IEC 60309 63A-6h and 125A-6h plugs (nos 1-3] (view)
New page about classic Grimma 16A IFD16 type industrial socket (view)

The first version of the museum website appeared Dec. 2009.
Click here for a few words about the 'evolution' of the website.

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