Yesterday, I bought a Sinclair ZX Spectrum - cost me £20, but it was boxed, had manuals and cables included. It was “sold for spares” which can tend to mean they couldn’t be bothered to try on a normal telly. Well, the Spectrum does work, so that’s good.
The thing of interest is the plug on the mains adapter. It’s not a standard plug from the time. It looks like this.
This brown beast must be from the 1960s, and while it looks pretty robust, it will need to be swapped for a more modern and safer one - as the Spectrum may well end up in the school when we’re doing end of term fun with the kids, I think this is necessary. I’ll keep the plug as a curio.
You’ll notice that the plug has a switch on the front. That actually turns power on and off. Possibly made from bakelite, so I expect it’s either pristine inside, or going flaky.