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Tuesday 28 October 2014

Allison Serial Nos.


Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1890
21000
1924
48400
1892
22600
1926
49800
1894
24200
1928
50800
1896
24700
1930
52000
1898
25800
1932
53000
1900
29000
1934
53800
1902
30000
1936
54800
1904
32000
1938
55800
1906
34000
1940
56800
1908
36000
1942
57000
1910
38000
1947
57100
1912
40600
1949
57520
1914
41600
1951
59000
1916
42800
1953
57900
1918
44400
1955
58095
1920
46000
1957
58300
1922
47200
1959
58700

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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