Tuesday 28 October 2014

Broadwood Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1935
254000
1972
266070
1940
256150
1974
267018
1942
256300
1976
267841
1944
256900
1978
268500
1946
257600
1980
269180
1948
258000
1982
270300
1950
258832
1984
272500
1952
259600
1986
276500
1954
260200
1988
279500
1956
261061
1990
282500
1958
262370
1992
282800
1960
263001
1994
283050
1962
263616
1996
283221
1964
264120
1998
283570
1966
264537
2000
283680
1968
264942
2001
283720
1970
265336
2003
283794

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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