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Old 29th Jul 2019, 8:34 pm   #4
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Default Re: Unknown (possibly general electric company?) 2 pin 15 amp plug

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Originally Posted by TonyDuell View Post
This site :

https://www.telephonecollecting.org/...EC/History.htm

suggests that the 'magnet' logo was used by GEC from the 1890s to 1920.
A bit longer than that, I think: it seems to have survived until perhaps the mid '30s for household electricals. I don't think this fellow for instance can be much older.

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