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2-pin 5-amp plugs were still a fairly common sight in the electrical departments of stores in Britain well into the 1980s.

The 3-pin BS546 versions are still manufactured today, but come to think of it, I haven't seen 2-pin plugs in the likes of the MK or Crabtree catalogs for a while.