Old Letter Heads

[Retlaw]

Just found this in a WW1 soldiers file. New one on me.
Retlaw.

[Bob Dobson]

New one on me too . It will need some looking at dtrade direc tories to ascertaion when the firm was in business. The drawing of the waggon is a common one, with the name being inserted by the printer. Interesting to see that they appear not to have progressed into motor lurries, indicating perhaps that they had been in business a long time, or had decided not to update their stationery or couldn't afford a motor when they started in business.

[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.

[Atarah]

Sorry guys, but I HAVE heard of this one. They also had a fruit stall on Accrington market, known for their bananas, so I have been told.
They were in the premises on Jacob Street which a well known local engineering firm now have - W & G Pollard's.
Also up to date family have/had an accountants I believe at the bottom of Avenue Parade.

[garinda]

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.

By 1914, it's reported, the phone book was the largest single printing contract in the country, running off 1.5 million copies.

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So I guess there were a fair few local numbers by that time.

[Retlaw]

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.

Garry the document is dated 1915. The man was attested in June 1915.
As to the telephone numbers, Accrington Fire Brigade's number when they were behind the market was 5211.
They probably had 3 digits, and just put a new digit in front when customers grew, by 1950 the Fire Stn number was 35211.
Retlaw

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

New one on me too . It will need some looking at dtrade direc tories to ascertaion when the firm was in business. The drawing of the waggon is a common one, with the name being inserted by the printer. Interesting to see that they appear not to have progressed into motor lurries, indicating perhaps that they had been in business a long time, or had decided not to update their stationery or couldn't afford a motor when they started in business.

They were still using horses, the man was one of their drivers, who enlisted in the A.V.C.
Retlaw.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by garinda

By 1914, it's reported, the phone book was the largest single printing contract in the country, running off 1.5 million copies.

That would soon be overshadowed by the goverment contracts to supply paper work for the armed services during WW1, over 5.500,000, men in this country alone. So far I have found 178 different forms. Each man had two files, one was retained at the central regimental depot, the other was kept at battalion level, and updated regularly. when a man was wounded, or sick, sent to hospital, or transferred to another regiment, his file was sent to his new posting, and more paper work added, thats a heck of a lot of paper.

Retlaw.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Garry the document is dated 1915. The man was attested in June 1915.
As to the telephone numbers, Accrington Fire Brigade's number when they were behind the market was 5211.
They probably had 3 digits, and just put a new digit in front when customers grew, by 1950 the Fire Stn number was 35211.
Retlaw

Thanks.

Think l might need glasses.

[jaysay]

Think it was in the late 80s when numbers in Accy when 5 digit telephone numbers went to 6, there were already lots of 6 digit numbers but those who still had the old 5 digit numbers were prefixed with a 3 so if your numbers was 12345 it became 312345

[steve2qec]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Think it was in the late 80s when numbers in Accy when 5 digit telephone numbers went to 6, there were already lots of 6 digit numbers but those who still had the old 5 digit numbers were prefixed with a 3 so if your numbers was 12345 it became 312345

Weren't they prefixed with a 2 as in 34567 became 234567 ?

[Benipete]

Originally Posted by steve2qec

Weren't they prefixed with a 2 as in 34567 became 234567 ?

Well mine certainly was from 34996 to 234996.

It's not that now - belongs elsewhere.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by steve2qec

Weren't they prefixed with a 2 as in 34567 became 234567 ?

You could well be right steve, I know a couple of numbers I used regularly in those days, (both pubs by the way) certainly had a another digit placed in front

[steve2qec]

Wonder if anyone has the number 234567

[Neil]

Originally Posted by steve2qec

Wonder if anyone has the number 234567

Its not hard to find out