08-03-2011, 21:45
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Re: Old Letter Heads
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Originally Posted by garinda
Looks like it's dated 1918, unless my eyes are failing.
I was suprised we already had four digit telephone numbers by then.
How many digits did the first local numbers have, and did Accrington have it's own area, and how far did it cover?
I only ask because the telephone Hudson answered at the Bellamy residence in Upstairs Downstairs was 'Sloane 3082'.
How many telephone numbers were there in Accrington in 1918?
Sorry for interupting the thread, and asking so many questions. Am curious now.
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By 1914, it's reported, the phone book was the largest single printing contract in the country, running off 1.5 million copies.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Dial H for history
So I guess there were a fair few local numbers by that time.
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