The area code system was developed in the 1940s by AT&T and Bell Laboratories to simplify direct dialing calls. It went into effect in 1947 and was called the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), an integrated telephone numbering plan. At first, the codes were used only by long-distance operators. Then on November 10, 1951 the first directly dialed call using area codes was made from Englewood, NJ to Alameda, CA. Today, the NANP serves 19 North American countries that share its resources.
To celebrate the invention of the area codes, I’ve created this etsy treasury…
‘Numbers, Numbers, and more Numbers’ by EndlessC
Celebrate the Area Code
 Industrial Metal Number… $12.00
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 Do It Yourself Advent C… $4.95
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 Antique Porcelain Hotel… $18.00
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 Brass House Numbers 406… $20.00
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 French enamel house num… $12.00
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 One vintage school bus … $10.50
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 Brass Tags Number Tags … $4.50
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 Vintage Metal Gas Stati… $18.00
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 vintage black and white… $80.00
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 Fancy Vintage wood type… $36.00
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 Numbering Tacks – Never… $16.00
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 Old number school locke… $4.00
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 8″ Tall Brass Sten… $13.99
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 Brass Tags to Mark Seat… $6.75
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 1940s Numbered Price Ta… $2.95
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 Gorgeous Chippy Antiqu… $7.95
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