In the Netherlands (where I live) electricity was also 127/220 at first.
Until some years ago there were still small parts of the old powergrid active in Amsterdam and Delft (at least that is what i heard).
As far as i heard, all the power grids build after WW2 were of the 380/220 kind (upgraded later to 400/230)
Sometimes, in old places you can still see the fuseboxes with 2 fuses per circuit. Where only 1 is still connected. This is rare to see as most of the fuseboxes have been replaced already during the past 50 years.
In the early days people used 127 volts, after that they used 2 phases of the 127 volt grid to power appliances at 220 volts and nowadays everything is 400/230 volts.
Most old PHILIPS appliances that are stamped with "Made in Holland" are selectable between: 110, 127, 220 and 240 Volts. Even the appliances sold in the 60's and 70's. So i guess some 127 volts services were still used in europe at that time.
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