Wednesday 22 October 2014

Pleyel Serial Nos.


Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1920
168850
1956
205280
1922
171150
1958
206030
1925
177250
1960
206545
1928
184150
1962
207054
1930
188000
1964
207786
1932
192147
1966
208616
1934
193955
1968
209432
1936
195114
1970
210700
1938
196234
1972
212300
1940
197314
1974
214300
1941
197537
1976
217800
1943
198643
1978
222300
1945
199636
1980
227800
1948
200400
1982
233500
1950
202000
1984
236400
1952
203009
1986
238400
1954
204230
1988
239800

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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