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. 49
5 January 2021

Latest additions include:

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Links to other collections and forums

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

Renewed socket shutter page with explanation of two new examples (view)
BS 1363 plug for use by British Telecom only [7] (view)
Neutrik XLT LNE-FC 5A-250V connector [14,15] (view)
Czechoslovakian 16A 3-phase plugs [new page] (view)
1A-250V connector plugs used for switch thermometers [18-20] (view)
DIN 49491 appliance connectors with single sided earth clip [24,25] (view)
2 Amp, 2-pin plug, a missing member in the BS 372 Part I family [1] (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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