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    Jun 24, 2012, 03:44 PM
    Strange phone jack?
    We have a vacation house that was built in the early 70s, and there are two strange "outlets" in the house, one in the master bedroom, and one in a hallway in an addition (added in the early 90s). Sadly I don't have a picture. The outlets have two recessed round pins that are about 1/2 in. apart horizontally, and one of these "outlets" has a cover that attaches to these pins.I was thinking they might be some sort of phone jack or something, but I'm not sure. Any ideas?
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    Jun 24, 2012, 09:12 PM
    2 holes sounds more like speaker connection jacks.Popular during the 70's.Do you have a wall mounted radio?
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    Jun 24, 2012, 10:50 PM
    Brian is right. Sounds like a speaker set up with transmitter and speakers in one room and another set speakers in the other. Take the cover plate off and check the wires coming into box.

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    Jun 25, 2012, 05:22 PM
    Nope, no wall mounted radio. But between the addition and renovations, there are a lot of odds and ends around the house: blank cover plates, antenna cable, and amplifiers in random places, so who knows. When I get a chance to go up there I will take the covers off and look, thanks for the answers.
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