Wednesday 22 October 2014

Bentley Serial Nos.


Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1920
10000
1970
120200
1930
31100
1972
126000
1935
40300
1974
132200
1940
56800
1976
138500
1941
58600
1978
143000
1946
59850
1980
147500
1948
63600
1982
150900
1950
68000
1984
153250
1952
72900
1986
155650
1954
76200
1988
158000
1956
81801
1990
159000
1958
87690
1992
160250
1960
97100
1994
161400
1962
101140
1996
161750
1964
105750
1998
162470
1966
110100
2000
162820
1968
114700
2002
163060

These serial numbers can be used only as a reference point.
An Exact date does not make a material difference to an assessment of a piano - a year or so out 120 years ago really is neither here more there.

The idea that 100% accuracy for all piano makers over a century ago is an interesting thought - but considering that all record keeping would be hand-written and kept in large ledger books, inaccuracies are likely. These records will be as reliable as the clerks whose job it was to keep them. The digital age of barcodes and scanned labels was still in the realm of science fiction. So we have to be content with our best guess numbers.

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