Welmar Serial Nos.

 

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1925	13000	1970	70000
1930	16500	1972	72000
1935	20000	1974	74000
1938	21600	1976	76000
1940	23500	1978	78000
1946	46000	1980	80000
1948	48000	1982	82000
1950	50000	1984	84000
1952	52000	1986	86000
1954	54000	1988	107140
1956	56000	1990	107935
1958	58000	1992	108420
1960	60000	1994	109205
1962	62000	1996	109990
1964	64000	1998	110590
1966	66000	2000	110940
1968	68000	2002	111240

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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