"Recently moved into a older house, there are 2 of these "outlets" in the house with this weird device behind them, what is this thing?"

🔦 What Was the Detect-O-Ray?

Long before Ring doorbells and Nest cameras, there was the Detect-O-Ray—a pioneering photoelectric security device introduced in the early 1940s.

Think of it as the grandfather of today’s motion sensors, but built on pure analog ingenuity.

How It Worked:

One unit emitted an invisible infrared (or visible red) beam across a room, doorway, or hallway.

The second unit—directly opposite—acted as a receiver.

If someone (or something) walked through the beam…

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