Aeolian Serial Nos.

 

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1903	1900	1919	59000
1904	3000	1920	63000
1905	5400	1921	67000
1906	9000	1922	70000
1907	12000	1923	73000
1908	15000	1924	76000
1909	19000	1925	78000
1910	23000	1926	80000
1911	27000	1927	82000
1912	31000	1928	85000
1913	35000	1929	88000
1914	39000	1930	91000
1915	43000	1931	94000
1916	47000	1932	97000
1917	51000	1933	98000
1918	55000

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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