What on earth is this?

[fourfoldroot]

Found in an attic. Looks 60's from the plug. Has bulb in the back. Logo says Bracair / swiss.
The vapouriser has an adjustable wick. The brownish residue left in does not smell of anything. It may be an early air freshener but thats just my guess!

[The Moose]

That’s what it looks like to me also. With a 5A lighting ring plug.

[steveo3002]

seem to recall we had something similar when i was a child, was called an air ioniser and you could add a bottle of air freshner jollop

[TooMany2cvs]

fourfoldroot said:

The brownish residue left in does not smell of anything.

Thank gawd for that.

[littleredrooster]

The Moose said:

That’s what it looks like to me also. With a 5A lighting ring plug.

5A plug would only have 2 pins. I'm fairly sure that is a standard 15A round-pin mains plug.

[Bristol spark]

littleredrooster said:

5A plug would only have 2 pins. I'm fairly sure that is a standard 15A round-pin mains plug.

Both 3 and 5A lighting plugs has 3 pins, looks too small for an old 16A 3 pin.

[mybrainhurts]

I think it's an early German devirginator. ..

[The Moose]

Bristol spark said:

littleredrooster said:

5A plug would only have 2 pins. I'm fairly sure that is a standard 15A round-pin mains plug.

Both 3 and 5A lighting plugs has 3 pins, looks too small for an old 16A 3 pin.

5A:


Looks right to me.

[fourfoldroot]

Seeing as it has turned into a plug interest thread,here is the inside! Says MK and 2 amp on it.



With a distinct lack of fuse I wonder how it knows wether to be 2 amp or 5 or 5,000!

I think I can just remember these plugs/ sockets in grandparents houses in the late 60's.

[WolfieBot]

The Moose said:

Bristol spark said:

littleredrooster said:

5A plug would only have 2 pins. I'm fairly sure that is a standard 15A round-pin mains plug.

Both 3 and 5A lighting plugs has 3 pins, looks too small for an old 16A 3 pin.

5A:


Looks right to me.

Yep definitely 5A. Got a 5A circuit in our lounge all linked to one switch on the wall, great for turning all the lamps off together, especially useful for the Xmas tree lights!