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Vintage BAKELITE 5 Pin Round Plug (Ex Radio Receiver) USED Cleaned

$1.50
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USED

Removed from some vintage radio receiver equipment.

Tested (wet rub test and the 'sniff' test - formaldehyde odour) and confirmed as Bakelite material

 

UNIDENTIFIED MANUFACTURER - Male Plug

Circa 1950's based on the equipment it was removed from (British made too!)

Material: Bakelite (Black)

5 pins

Male

Arranged in a circular pattern but not as a complete circle so that the plug is effectively 'keyed)

Pins are 2.3mm diameter x 9.75mm length

The pins are HOLLOW, this is because the method of attaching wires is as follows:

Strip back the insulation, insert the wire from the rear of the socket and 'sweat' solder into the pin at the front end of the plug. Heat from the iron is not an issue because Bakelite withstands much higher temperatures than modern 'standard' plastics - the pins will not become misaligned while you are soldering.

It looks to me as though the body is entirely one piece, I could not see a way to get 'inside' the plug.

DIMENSIONS:

Front of the plug (pin end) 17.5mm diameter

Rear has a small flange which increases the diameter to 21mm

Total length of the plug (including the pins) is 23mm

COSMETIC CONDITION:

USED

CLEAN

Bakelite body has NO cracks or chips

NO discolouration

I have carefully removed any old wire strands from inside each pin, leaving the pins hollow and ready for insertion of new wires.

The pins are shiny and clean, not oxidised!

This plug has now been completely sealed in a clear plastic packet, awaiting the new owner!

 

Please note: if the photograph shows more than one plug, this advertisement price is for ONE only, not all that are shown.

USED Exactly as described