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emeritus · 13th May 2019, 4:55 pm

Nice! The items in the bottom row look identical with the " cut-outs" shown in the 1911 GEC catalogue. That catalogue shows similar china plugs with annular ridges rather than dimples, and they didn't do a two-way BC adaptor like yours with the sockets at an angle.

I do have some early 13A surface mounting sockets where the contacts are in a china housing, but the china is completely covered by the Bakelite cover. I also have a china 15A switched socket, late 1930's, that I removed when I rewired my house. Looks like a large surface-mounted tumbler switch with the socket horizontally on top. Unfortunately the Bakelite got damaged when removing it due to seized screws.

13th May 2019, 4:55 pm	#17
emeritus Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 5,337	Re: Any other plug collectors out there? Nice! The items in the bottom row look identical with the " cut-outs" shown in the 1911 GEC catalogue. That catalogue shows similar china plugs with annular ridges rather than dimples, and they didn't do a two-way BC adaptor like yours with the sockets at an angle. I do have some early 13A surface mounting sockets where the contacts are in a china housing, but the china is completely covered by the Bakelite cover. I also have a china 15A switched socket, late 1930's, that I removed when I rewired my house. Looks like a large surface-mounted tumbler switch with the socket horizontally on top. Unfortunately the Bakelite got damaged when removing it due to seized screws. Last edited by emeritus; 13th May 2019 at 5:11 pm.