Sunday 2 November 2014

Bord Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1890
74700
1924
131000
1892
78500
1926
132000
1894
83500
1928
133000
1896
8860
1930
134100
1898
93700
1932
135300
1900
100000
1934
136000
1902
104200
1936
137000
1904
107400
1938
137600
1906
112600
1940
138000
1908
116800
1941
138400
1910
121000
1949
138530
1912
125000
1950
138600
1914
127000
1952
139000
1916
128000
1954
204230
1918
128700
1956
205400
1920
129100
1958
205950
1922
130000
1960
206600

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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