Image
Category
Object type
Maker
Place of origin
Date

Ediswan black china socket, c.1890 to 1930

1890-1930

Slate base wall socket, 1890-1900

1890-1900

Double Electric Socket

1985

Three-Pin Socket

1955

Three-Pin Sockets

1955

Electric Socket

1934

Three-Pin Socket

1955

Electric Socket

1930

Electric Socket

1940

Switch socket

Two-pin socket

GEC socket with china base and wooden cover

Telephone line socket (Air Ministry ref. no. 10H/2206)

Three-Pin Plug Socket

1920

Amphenol Stertite Socket

Two pin socket.

Two pin socket

Three single cone sockets

Three single cone sockets

1900-1982

White two round-ping plug and socket.

Two round-ping plug and socket

Industrial socket.

Industrial socket

Wylex socket.

Wylex socket

Wylex socket.

Wylex socket

Switched 3-pin socket.

Switched 3-pin socket

Concentric-pin electric socket

Concentric-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Industrial socket

Industrial socket

Round-pin electric socket, manufactured by Ward & Goldstone, England, 1952

Ward & Goldstone round-pin electric socket

1952

Three-pin round electric socket, made by MK Electric Limited.

Three-Pin Socket

1955

Wall socket containing fuse

Wall socket containing fuse

Switched socket.

Switched socket

Valve socket.

Valve socket

Bayonet light socket on base.

Bayonet light socket on base

Switched socket

Switched socket

Switched socket.

Switched socket

Switched socket.

Switched socket

Switched 3-pin socket.

Switched 3-pin socket

Switched socket.

Switched socket

Switched bayonet sockets.

Switched bayonet sockets

Three pin electric socket

Three pin electric socket

1942

Round-pin electric socket, manufactured by MK Electric Ltd, England, 1934

MK Electric round-pin electric socket

1934

Round-pin electric socket

Round-pin electric socket

Concentric-pin electric socket

Concentric-pin electric socket

'G.E.C.' 15A 2-pin switch-socket with porcelain base and brass cover. c.1930.

'G.E.C.' 15A 2-pin switch-socket

circa 1930

Two plug-in coil sockets with provision for varying the coupling between the coils

Two plug-in coil sockets

Electrical conduit and socket housing made from recycled plastic by informal waste-collecting communities in Cairo, Egypt, 1980s.

Electrical conduit and socket housing made from recycled plastic, Cairo

1980-1989

Electric socket, manufactured by Ward & Goldstone, England, 1936

Ward & Goldstone electric socket

1936