"Clip" style line cords on old rotary phone?

Question

I saw these output line cords coming from what looked to be a Western Bell 500. They were shaped like small clips? What type of cord is this? Can it be converted to a standard modern phone jack?

Answer 1

you can find all the stuff you need at Mike Sandman's web site www.sandman.com

Answer 2

Early (1950's) Western or Northern Electric 500 type telephones typically came with a spade connection or four prong connector. Later models (late 1970's) came with an RJ11 type plug that is common today.

There are converters available to convert the 4 prong to RJ11.  Try ebay.