Do you know what this is (Part 4)?

[exitseven]

I have one of these in my garage.

What is this?

Updates

1 y

So many people knew this. Nobody under the age of 30. I still have my grandparent's old rotary phone and have it set up in my garage. It has one of these

[Wiredone]

It's an old school phone jack. I've taken many of those out during rewiring

[exitseven]

I should have specified that you were not allowed to answer this. I knew you would know this.

[Wiredone]

Hahaha. I did wait until other people got the right answer

[Wiredone]

Thanks for the mho

[Professor-college]

I have no idea what that is

[OlderAndWiser]

Old jack for a landline phone

[MrOracle]

That's a phone plug from before the existence of the "modern" modular phone plugs from the 70s, that are still used today.

You could have two phone lines on that plug, though most often only one line (two of the four terminals) were active.

Prior to the mid 70s, all phones were leased from the phone company, and most were hard-wired in, but a small percentage were on plugs such as the one pictured.

[exitseven]

Yes, it used to be illegal to have your own phone. It was called Fraudulently Obtaining Service.

[AviatorTom]

I'm old enough to know it's a telephone connector, used to connect the cable from the rotary telephone to the wall jack, much like plugging a power cable into an electric outlet today. Homes typically had wall Jack's in various rooms so the owner could decide where to put their phone or phones. You used to buy them for around a dollar (or less) at Radio Shack. It was often one of the first things you dud when moving into a new house... get the phone up and working.

[NathanDavis]

that's the thingy that goes in the middle of your Lego pizza...

[exitseven]

hahahahhahaha That is a great answer but NO.

[Bklynbadboy12]

That all phone jack from back i the days. Where did you get that from it's supper old

[exitseven]

I have my granfathers old dial phone in my garage. It has one of these.

[Bklynbadboy12]

That thing will be worth something soon

[Aakash_Hangargi]

I used to like the sound when we used to dial the dailer disc so satisfying at the last rotation.

[Raceandgendertheory]

That’s an old-school phone line splitter for rotary phones — it lets you connect multiple phones or devices to one wall jack. Total vintage tech!

[EmmaMary]

Perhaps some kind of plug?

[exitseven]

yes, but what kind?

[TrueConfection]

Some sort of adapter?

[exitseven]

not exactly

[douride2]

That is one of those old phone jacks

[douride2]

My grandmother had one.

[exitseven]

I still have one.

[fish5505_87]

Ethernet Jack for the wall?

[exitseven]

Almost.

[msc545]

ATX power connector?

[msc545]

ok WAIT> That is the male part of an old wired phone jack that typically was mounted on a baseboard

[exitseven]

nope

[exitseven]

did you just cheat?

[msc545]

No I remembered

[msc545]

I once lived in a very old house that had these things

[FunkyMonkee]

It's a phone jack.

[DrPepper12]

isn't that the insert for old phone jacks?

[Cubus]

A plug of some sort?

[Dongie]

Connecting chip.

[exitseven]

not really

[dreamstar72]

Very old phone jack