Fahr, Albert. Serial nos.

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1900	4591	1928	21801
1902	5699	1930	23051
1904	6841	1932	23491
1906	8061	1924	23570
1908	9631	1936	23775
1910	11241	1938	23927
1912	13001	1940	24077
1914	15336	1944	24211
1916	16041	1946	24222
1918	16541	1948	24229
1920	17139	1950	24300
1922	18101	1952	24500
1924	19161	1953	24600
1926	20579

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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