I have not even counted them. It will be this winter when I replace them since I have about 65 street lights that need to be cleaned and some repainted.

Are you also replacing the ribbed bakelite plates?

Here a Sierra Triplex, which looks like skinnier decora.

https://www.electrical-contractor.net/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/151915/Sierra_Triplex_Receptacle.html

Yes..I will include those as well.

Are there any brown bakelite plates or all ivory?

Here a Sierra Triplex, which looks like skinnier decora.

https://www.electrical-contractor.net/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/151915/Sierra_Triplex_Receptacle.html

@Cole D, that is exactly the type of plate that the seller machines when he gets ahold of them.

I have to wonder, if Decora was around in the early 70s, there were likely some of these ribbed plates that were made for with such an opening.

I have to wonder, if Decora was around in the early 70s, there were likely some of these ribbed plates that were made for with such an opening.

Possibly, but those might be rarer.

Heh, the seller mentions that the plates were machined but the fit and finish of the resized cutout looks more like it was done with a dremel and sanded/filed to fit. If it was done on something like a milling machine, the edges of the cutout would be a lot smoother and the fit would be a lot tighter. The redrilled countersunk holes also look like they were countersunk with a oversized drill bit instead of a proper countersink bit.

I remember seeing some Leviton Centura stuff at the Restore once, the push button switches were pretty neat but they didn't have the matching cover for them.

Destroying old plates to appeal to more people rather than preserving it's history? Not okay.

Destroying old plates to appeal to more people rather than preserving it's history? Not okay.

Exactly!!!!

Heh, the seller mentions that the plates were machined but the fit and finish of the resized cutout looks more like it was done with a dremel and sanded/filed to fit. If it was done on something like a milling machine, the edges of the cutout would be a lot smoother and the fit would be a lot tighter. The redrilled countersunk holes also look like they were countersunk with a oversized drill bit instead of a proper countersink bit.

I remember seeing some Leviton Centura stuff at the Restore once, the push button switches were pretty neat but they didn't have the matching cover for them.

The inside edges aren't even straight either!

It'd be better if they just manufactured brand new vintage style plates. Instead of changing old ones. However I'm sure there is plenty of these plates out there.

Yeah the poor machining job makes me think that it was done by hand. Making a reproduction with the Decora sized cutout is ideal but the high costs of the injection molds required to make them means that you have to make them in the 1000s to be economical.

Yeah the poor machining job makes me think that it was done by hand. Making a reproduction with the Decora sized cutout is ideal but the high costs of the injection molds required to make them means that you have to make them in the 1000s to be economical.

His redrilled holes look like crap too. Even if a proper milling machine was used, he can't fix the design of the original manufacturer. There is one plate that looks like crap simply because the bezels around the plate screw area don't exist on the part he machined.

Do any of you remember the "snap together" plates that you could build the design you want with snap together pieces?

No, if they are old, then I am too young to know about them.

They still make them.

Those would probably make somewhat of a seam if the switches/receptacles were slightly off center or one is in farther than the other.