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Tuesday 18 November 2014

Kimball Piano Serial Nos.

Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1902
89000
1942
444000
1904
129000
1946
480000
1906
158200
1948
500000
1908
183000
1950
517000
1910
211000
1952
537020
1912
244200
1954
553000
1914
267800
1956
571300
1916
288000
1958
586500
1918
307000
1960
604000
1920
322000
1962
617900
1922
336000
1964
646800
1924
352000
1966
678500
1926
364000
1968
717900
1928
372100
1970
764200
1930
383000
1971
771000
1932
389000
1972
817000
1934
399000
1973
820000
1936
414000
1974
901000
1938
426000
1975
951000
1940
438000
1976
1000100

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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