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Old 5th May 2017, 9:03 pm   #21
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Default Re: 3-pin mains sockets 1920s?

I moved in 1977 into a house built in the 1930's that had round 3 pin sockets built into the tiled surround of the fireplace. They had a pin that was mounted within the earth socket that when switched on fitted through a hole in the earth pin of the plug to secure the plug - you had to switch off before you could remove or insert the plug. Also fitted in the fire surround were 2 electric fire bars, vertically mounted with a switch underneath. Not very safe as the only protection over the element was a skimpy wire frame consisting of 3 wires. Very easy to touch the element.
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Old 5th May 2017, 10:33 pm   #22
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Default Re: 3-pin mains sockets 1920s?

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Didn't there used to be 10 amp round pin plugs? looked same as the 5 amp version but bigger all round.
Are you not thinking of the 15 Amp plug, similar style as the 5 Amp plug?
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Old 5th May 2017, 10:56 pm   #23
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There was a 10A 2-pin, not sure about a 3-pin one.
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