BS1363 Plugs - MK white plug with oval MK logo

An older example, probably from the late 1990s.

Outside

White plastic MK 13A plug with oval MK logo MK BS1363 13A plug with oval MK logo This is a standard MK 13A plug, and is probably one of the best BS1363 plugs available.

Pins are sleeved.

This design was also made with various other logos on the lid, mainly those of electrical appliance manufacturers.

Inside

Inside a white plastic MK 13A plug This example has a 5A BG brand fuse fitted - the original fuse would have been an MK one.

The terminals are the style where the wire is wrapped around a post and a clamp screwed on from above.

Pins and Text

Pin view of MK 13A plug MADE IN ENGLAND TO BS 1363, 13 AMP, BRITISH PATENT

Pins are identified with L N E, and the oval MK logo is positioned at the lower centre.

This style of plug is still manufactured, although the newer ones are made in Malaysia and the MK logo is the modern rectangular one.

 

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