Brinsmead Serial Nos.

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1865	25003	1935	83200
1870	27500	1940	84150
1875	29006	1945	84400
1880	31600	1950	84750
1885	33000	1952	85100
1890	36000	1954	85320
1895	41000	1955	85450
1900	45000	1956	85680
1905	54200	1958	85930
1910	64250	1959	86050
1915	73200	1974	164005
1920	79550	1976	172380
1925	81600	1978	188300
1930	82750	1980	197885

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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Broadwood Serial Nos.

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1935	254000	1972	266070
1940	256150	1974	267018
1942	256300	1976	267841
1944	256900	1978	268500
1946	257600	1980	269180
1948	258000	1982	270300
1950	258832	1984	272500
1952	259600	1986	276500
1954	260200	1988	279500
1956	261061	1990	282500
1958	262370	1992	282800
1960	263001	1994	283050
1962	263616	1996	283221
1964	264120	1998	283570
1966	264537	2000	283680
1968	264942	2001	283720
1970	265336	2003	283794

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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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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