I moved into a house built in the 1950s in the north eastern US and this outlet is on the back of the house but I can’t find anything like it searching online. If anyone knows what it is I’d greatly appreciate the enlightenment!

  • ɔiƚoxɘup@infosec.pub
    17·
    6 hours ago

    That, my friend, is an outdoor phone outlet. I have never seen something like that before. It used to be that instead of having a little plug, it would have a big plug, and all four connectors would be spaced out like that. That is for a phone.

    The cool thing here is back then that must have been swanky as fuck. Nobody had phones on the outside of the house!

    • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      4 hours ago

      thanks. I remember seeing this more than once as a kid but I can’t recall exactly were and I don’t think any were in use.