Tuesday 28 October 2014

Brinsmead Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1865
25003
1935
83200
1870
27500
1940
84150
1875
29006
1945
84400
1880
31600
1950
84750
1885
33000
1952
85100
1890
36000
1954
85320
1895
41000
1955
85450
1900
45000
1956
85680
1905
54200
1958
85930
1910
64250
1959
86050
1915
73200
1974
164005
1920
79550
1976
172380
1925
81600
1978
188300
1930
82750
1980
197885

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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