Wednesday 22 October 2014

Knight Serial Nos.


Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1936
1001
1970
47888
1938
1735
1972
51200
1940
3588
1974
55140
1943
5002
1976
58500
1944
5101
1978
62010
1946
5674
1980
65000
1948
6855
1982
66500
1950
8420
1984
67865
1952
10900
1986
68900
1954
13638
1988
69935
1956
17907
1990
70970
1958
21603
1992
72000
1960
58245
1994
72601
1962
31920
1996
72778
1964
37260
1998
73000
1966
41006
2000
73165
1968
44490
2002
73285

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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