Electrical Distribution and Extension Box
1920-1930
Electrical adapter travel kit, around 1930
- maker:
- MK Electric
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we acknowledge Bernice M Norfolk as the owner of the images
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we acknowledge Bernice M Norfolk as the owner of the images
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we acknowledge Bernice M Norfolk as the owner of the images
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we acknowledge Bernice M Norfolk as the owner of the images
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we acknowledge Bernice M Norfolk as the owner of the images
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Electrical adaptor kit in mahogany box with watercolour
Science Museum Group Collection
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Electrical adaptor kit in mahogany box with watercolour
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Electrical adaptor kit in mahogany box with watercolour
Science Museum Group Collection
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Electrical adaptor kit in mahogany box with watercolour instructions, made in Bury by William Hawkrigg Lord in about 1930 and nicknamed the 'go anywhere box'.
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Imagine needing an electrical adapter for every place you visit in the UK. In 1930s Britain electricity suppliers generated power at different voltages in different towns. William Hawkrigg Lord was a regular traveller and came up with an ingenious personal solution. He designed a travel case containing every plug used in Britain at the time.
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Details
- Category:
- Electricity Supply
- Object Number:
- Y2009.35
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown), mahogany (wood), wood (unidentified) and bakelite
- Measurements:
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Box: 175 mm x 480 mm x 277 mm, 4 kg
- type:
- adapters
- credit:
- Gift of Mrs Bernice Norfolk
