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Wednesday 5 November 2014

Marshall and Rose Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1920
3200
1964
64000
1923
3700
1966
66000
1925
24100
1968
68000
1928
28000
1970
70000
1930
30000
1972
72000
1932
32000
1974
74000
1935
35000
1975
75000
1938
38000
1976
76000
1940
40000
1978
78000
1942
42000
1980
80000
1946
46000
1982
82000
1948
48048
1984
84000
1950
50050
1985
85000
1952
52000
1986
106000
1954
54000
1988
107140
1955
55000
1990
108000
1956
56000
1991
108500
1958
58000
1993
109350
1960
60000
1995
109841
1962
62000
1997
110400

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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