Vintage bakelite socket

Discovered that there are only 2 of this original black colour MK brand bakelite sockets remaining at my grandma's shop. These switches have been in the shop for the longest period of the time and it has not been replaced by any modern white plastic switches at all. These sockets must be attached by screw to a wooden block of wood before it is screwed on the walls. Normally these switches and sockets are use for old wooden houses and sometimes for brick houses too. These bakelite sockets are often found in houses which were built before the 60s

Not many people like these kind of bakelite sockets because it is normally black in colour and those white bakelite sockets often turn yellowish over time. These bakelite sockets often breaks easily if you dont handle with care. The screw trade of these bakelite sockets do break easily if you keep on screwing and unscrewing the screw.

Speaking of screw, these screws which are used in these sockets are known as inches screw where the measurements are all taken by inches under Britain standard. These screws are no longer in production and they are very hard to be found. If you accidentally lost the screw, you may need to find equivalent screws for it.

Here is the inside of the sockets. There is a clear indication of the placement of the wires as shown. E is for earth (Green wire), L is for life (red wire) and N for neutral (black wire). The max power for this socket is 13 amperes and it cannot withstand higher current than that.