Originally Posted By: peter
FWIW, there's no such standard, de facto or otherwise, in the UK that I know of.

I thought there wasn't and that that was the source of Trevor's (apparent) confusion, which is why I gave that diatribe.

Also, I was wrong about it being the Trimline. It was the 2554.

This might actually have been the beginning of the RJ-style connectors for telephones. Before this in the US, we had large square four-prong connectors, assuming they weren't hard-wired.

Found some good pictures:


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2554_mountingstuds.jpg

Description: Wall plate/jack

2554_connector-plug.jpg

Description: Phone backplate showing sliding connector

4 Prong Plug.jpg

Description: 4-prong plug. About an inch square.




Edited by wfaulk (19/11/2008 17:37)
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