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Wooden socket mount. About 1920. Square wooden block with recess to rear. White-painted finish.
Part of the Bob Gray collection of electrical objects.
Prior to modern plastering techniques and the invention of rawlplugs, pattresses, like this, were used to create a flat surface upon which to fix electrical plug sockets.
Details
- Category:
- Electricity Supply
- Object Number:
- Y2012.15.47
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and paint
- Measurements:
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overall: 21 mm x 86 mm x 86 mm, 10 g
- type:
- mounting block
- credit:
- Mr Robert Gray
