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This little box is on the kitchen wall of a house I recently bought. House built in the 60s. I'm guessing it's something to do with the phone line but wanted to verify before removing. enter image description here

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That is the old type of phone jack.

Can probably add the new type of plug, or remove if you do not need it.

Was used with rotary phones.

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  • Thanks. Found it on Amazon still even: https://www.amazon.com/Allen-Tel-AT404B-Plastic-Telephone/dp/B006J4IGAC/ – Newbie Dec 04 '21 at 21:52
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    Bell System 404A, as best as a quick search will indicate. Not limited to rotary era. BUt that one actually says it's a 404B, so it is. Not clear on the A/B difference. – Ecnerwal Dec 04 '21 at 21:53
  • Yep, that's an old style phone outlet. If you still have a landline and it's still connected, there are plug in adapters to convert to RJ11 (currently a typical outlet) for new phones. – George Anderson Dec 04 '21 at 23:02