West Jersey Detecting
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Tonight I'm cleanin out my closet!
While cleaning out my closet I came across an ordinary looking coat hanger, but when I looked at the phone numbers I realized they are only four digits, which places this hanger pre-1910 when the three digit exchanges were introduced.
At the time you would only need to dial a four digit number (five digits if you were in a major city). If you needed a connection outside of your community you needed to dial the operator to connect you to the other communities switchboard. The introduction of the three digit exchange eliminated the need to do this.
While cleaning out my closet I came across an ordinary looking coat hanger, but when I looked at the phone numbers I realized they are only four digits, which places this hanger pre-1910 when the three digit exchanges were introduced.
At the time you would only need to dial a four digit number (five digits if you were in a major city). If you needed a connection outside of your community you needed to dial the operator to connect you to the other communities switchboard. The introduction of the three digit exchange eliminated the need to do this.
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