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Description

Original and in Fair conditoin, waer on cover.back, yellowed pages due to age. nicks and small tears. 1991 UK Duraplast Electricals Ltd. BS 1363 Standard plug with BT logo.
This plug is fused with the original 3A 250VAC BS Standard fuse.
These plugs were used for UK Telephony devices with low voltage transformers like modems, answering machines, or lighted handsets.
Duraplast Electricals Ltd. plug with BT logo used from 1991 until 2003.
Britain has a rich history of plugs and sockets. From the 1890s until 1940s a variety of round pin plugs dominated the market for domestic use. The current type, with rectangular pins, was introduced shortly after WW II in the UK and are still the dominant type in other countries that once were electrified by British companies.
The current BS 1363 Standardized Plugs and sockets, introduced in 1947, were the result of many years of study and debate into the needs of post-war housing. The design of the new "all-purpose" plug rated at 13A, was intended to replace all other non-standard plugs.
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BT Group plc (trading as BT and formerly British Telecom) is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England. It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of fixed-line, broadband and mobile services in the UK, and also provides subscription television and IT services.
BT Group as it came to be started in 1912, when the General Post Office, a government department, took over the system of the National Telephone Company becoming the monopoly telecoms supplier in the United Kingdom. The Post Office Act of 1969 led to the GPO becoming a public corporation.
The British Telecom brand was introduced in 1980, and became independent of the Post Office in 1981, officially trading under the name. British Telecommunications was privatized in 1984, becoming British Telecommunications plc, with some 50 percent of its shares sold to investors. The Government sold its remaining stake in further share sales in 1991 and 1993.