Showing posts with label Kemble pianos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kemble pianos. Show all posts

Wednesday 22 October 2014

Kemble Serial Nos.

Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1930
32100
1970
139100
1935
47000
1972
148000
1940
70900
1974
159500
1942
74500
1976
169950
1946
75000
1978
188500
1947
76100
1980
197980
1948
77600
1982
206806
1950
81700
1984
212842
1952
87000
1986
222207
1954
92500
1988
229195
1956
97500
1990
235000
1958
103500
1992
247101
1960
109700
1994
257593
1962
116200
1996
267729
1964
120800
1998
286284
1966
126100
2000
298201
1968
131200
2002
308992

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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