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. 47
11 April 2020

Latest additions include:

Acknowledgments *

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Links to other collections and forums

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

>> New page on search of origin of earth pin sockets (view)
Singer bayonet connector for lamp or appliance [nos 24-25] (view)
Vintage plug with hollow pins and needle to adapt pin diameter [33] (view)
Swiss pre-IEC 60320 type C21 connector plug [no. 2] (view)
Danish Bakelite socket with large round switch [no. 18] (view)
Revision of IEC 60906-1 page; addition of new SANS 164-2 socket (view)
British shaver cord with BS 4573 2-pin plug [no. 15] (view)
Classic GEC BS 546 15A socket with old style Kitemark [no. 9] (view)
BS 1363 plug with Broad Arrow mark [nos 6] (view)
Rotasoc modular desk BS 5733 power system [nos 8-12] (view)
New site navigation page based on domestic socket standards (view)
Update of Certifications page; four marks of Asian countries added (view)

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