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Tractorfan · 26th Jun 2012, 10:54 am

Hi,
That switch-socket was made by Crabtree and I have a couple of flush versions of it. Interestingly, I also have a couple of 2amp two way adaptors made by MK and they were actually designed to fit the angled Crabtree socket without fouling the switch! I got the adaptors before getting the sockets and wondered about the odd shape of the body. I think, perhaps, the socket was angled so as not to kink the flex too much when the socket was mounted low on the skirting board.
I'll post a couple of pics.
The Duraplug 15amp plug was (still is?) very popular for theatre lighting. Yours might be marked "Hercules" and sold through Woolworths.
Cheers, Pete

26th Jun 2012, 10:54 am	#8
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,183	Re: Old case with electrical odds and ends. Hi, That switch-socket was made by Crabtree and I have a couple of flush versions of it. Interestingly, I also have a couple of 2amp two way adaptors made by MK and they were actually designed to fit the angled Crabtree socket without fouling the switch! I got the adaptors before getting the sockets and wondered about the odd shape of the body. I think, perhaps, the socket was angled so as not to kink the flex too much when the socket was mounted low on the skirting board. I'll post a couple of pics. The Duraplug 15amp plug was (still is?) very popular for theatre lighting. Yours might be marked "Hercules" and sold through Woolworths. Cheers, Pete __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..." Last edited by Tractorfan; 26th Jun 2012 at 10:58 am. Reason: Extra info.