Wednesday 22 October 2014

Challen Serial Nos.


Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1916
34170
1952
76900
1918
35362
1954
79713
1920
35814
1956
83000
1922
36280
1958
85300
1924
37761
1960
87529
1926
38608
1961
88400
1928
39885
1965
91500
1930
43205
1966
92294
1932
47684
1968
93650
1934
52424
1970
95069
1936
57740
1972
100290
1938
63330
1974
101344
1940
66480
1976
102337
1942
67960
1978
103595
1946
68086
1980
104455
1948
70250
1982
105107
1950730431983105325

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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