On Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:48:54 +0000, Max Demian
wrote:

On 11/02/2017 19:05, Brian Gaff wrote:
No but I'd often wondered why the combined brains of the world could not
come up with a better lampholder design than ES or BC, one that does not
leave the contacts directly exposed when no bulb is present.

It's OK because lamp-holders are all high up so the kids can't stick
their fingers in.

Not if they are part of a table lamp.