Inspired by the discussion generated by those early ads for additional conveniece outlets, I dragged out some examples from my collection. Let's start with the lamp socket ones. Here are a few that would have allowed one to light a bulb and screw in the plug for a toaster or coffee perk.
I will bet that some clever soul soon figured out how to add another twin adapter to the empty socket of the adapter already in place...
I've included samples of a couple of adapters that allow any two-prong plug to be plugged into a light socket. Surprisingly, these still exist today.
Last 2 photos are the guts of the screw-in type plug. As a brat, I was fascinated by the way these would allow the cord to be connected without twisting. Ok, still am...







I will bet that some clever soul soon figured out how to add another twin adapter to the empty socket of the adapter already in place...
I've included samples of a couple of adapters that allow any two-prong plug to be plugged into a light socket. Surprisingly, these still exist today.
Last 2 photos are the guts of the screw-in type plug. As a brat, I was fascinated by the way these would allow the cord to be connected without twisting. Ok, still am...






