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Thread Number: 69825
/ Tag: Small Appliances
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| Post# 927596 3/18/2017 at 14:01 (401 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida) | ||
I've always liked the molded plugs that vintage appliances have, I always look at them to see the different designs they made. I always prefer when the original cord and plug are there. Some are really common compared to others. As far as use I prefer the modern ones that have a longer part to hold and more separation from the live prongs, but the older ones are more fun to look at.
I also enjoy the old round or oval bakelite plugs and replacement plugs too, especially the detailed ones. Oh, and I collect old receptacles and ceiling fixtures as well as switches. I find them really interesting. I've managed to salvage a few from old buildings as well as found them in the parts bins at Habitat. Does anyone else enjoy these things? | ||
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Post# 927598 , Reply# 1 3/18/2017 at 14:19 (401 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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I always like those push button wall switches.......we had those in the house I grew up in.....
there was a black(off) and red(on) buttons......and they clicked loud when pushing them in.... finding replacement wall plates was not always easy....at that point, the switches were changed to regular toggle types.... | ||
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Post# 927603 , Reply# 2 3/18/2017 at 15:24 (401 days old) by turquoisedude (Ogden & St-Liboire (where??), QC, Canada) |
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 Wow - I wondered if there was anyone else who digs through parts bins for vintage plugs, sockets, and outlets! And likewise I definitely prefer to have the original cord and plug on a vintage appliance (sadly I don't have a lot where this is the case). I am planning on making a display of some of the more unusual ones in my newly-renovated workshop this summer- stay tuned! I think I may have the only collection of those scary old multiple outlet strips though! | ||
| Post# 927687 , Reply# 3 3/18/2017 at 20:02 (401 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida) | ||
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I have seen the push buttons in old buildings. They make reproduction ones but they aren't cheap I'm sure.
Too bad there's not a way to replace original cords with molded plugs. There used to be a website with parts for old radios that sold new cordsets in black and brown. I bought some but they don't seem to sell them anymore. I don't know if they were old stock or they just stopped making them, the ones I have looked new to me. You can always use lamp cord and a replacement plug but the old zip cord was thinner than the new stuff. And you can't get matching colors like blue. Yes definitely, I go through the old bins at Habitat and the garage stuff at estate sales too. The outlet strips I don't think I've seen many old ones. I remember some metal ones where the plugs were like actual wall outlets, not sure if those were old. | ||
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Post# 927743 , Reply# 4 3/19/2017 at 08:36 (400 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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My house was built in 1897 and has some push button wall switches. I have replaced them with new pushbutton switches. They aren't cheap but it sure does look great. I could get new switch plates too which I did. Gary | ||
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