Just as a data point, the house I grew up in was built around 1952 and used the 
two equally sized outlets. Seems the addition, added on in or about 1961 used 
the three pronged outlets. I also remember buying lamps in 1977 that had two 
equally sized prongs, something you won't see today.

Dave Rossetti

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On Aug 7, 2019 11:42 AM, LARRY PICARD <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I live in an older home.  
> Before the knob and tube wiring was replaced a number of years ago, the 
> original electrical outlets had only two slots and they were both the same 
> size.
> Does anyone know when three prong plugs and polarized plugs and their 
> respective receptacles came into use? 
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