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by mark_undoio 1203 days ago
I'm not sure I understand why devices weren't coming with plugs back then but I remember it - and in the 90s was taught to wire a plug in school.

At some stage devices had to start coming with plugs attached, I think with legal force.

The UK did still have quite a few installations of the old round pin plugs in use, so maybe those had to go out of circulation first.