Electrical items from around the world

This is my collection of (mostly vintage) electrical items. Most of them are from Italy, because that's where I live, however there are also some items from other countries here as well.

If you want a brief overview of the (surprisingly complicated) Italian electrical system, click on the General information page!

General information:

General information

History:

History of the Italian electrical system

Evolution of electrical safety

Electrical items from Italy:

Vintage rewireable plugs and sockets

Vintage fixed sockets and lightswitches

Modern plugs and sockets

Vintage fuses and breakers

Items from other countries:

North American electrical items

European electrical items

Other pages:

Travel adaptors

Terminology

Videos and Twitter threads:

• Old plugs, limited electrical supplies, and more [Twitter] [Thread Reader App]
• A brief history of the Swiss T14 plug [Twitter] [Thread Reader App]
• [VIDEO] Weird Old Plugs from Italy, and How They're Built
• [VIDEO] A Brief Look at Italian Modular Power Sockets

External resources:

• The excellent Museum of Plugs and Sockets
• Museum of Old Electrical Items (for UK electrical items)

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