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FrankB · 28th Jan 2020, 5:39 am

Those are neither a U.S. power outlet (Flat blades parallel on most, but no angled ones that look like that; nor are they a U.S. telephone jack. Most of the old jacks were 4 pin, as our phones used 4 wires, and 2 pins of the 4 had closer spacing.

28th Jan 2020, 5:39 am	#15
FrankB Heptode Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Olympia, Washington, USA. Posts: 664	Re: What are these sockets? Those are neither a U.S. power outlet (Flat blades parallel on most, but no angled ones that look like that; nor are they a U.S. telephone jack. Most of the old jacks were 4 pin, as our phones used 4 wires, and 2 pins of the 4 had closer spacing.