Wentworth, NH c.1920, Rural Phone and Electric Lines
By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted July 8, 2013 View Original: Click to zoom, then click to magnify (1349 x 854) 284KB
The taller poles likely were for electric service. Note the "J" hook brackets mounted into the pole seen in the foreground, likely for electric service customer(s).
The somewhat lower ten-pin crossarm line was for telephone subscribers.