Sunday 2 November 2014

Cramer J.B. Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
1880
15000
1885
17500
1890
20001
1895
25000
1900
30675
1910
45410
1920
57200
1930
64200
1933
75060
1940
128750
1945
129600
1950
129220
1953
129500
1954
129600
1955
179780
1956
129975
1957
130025
1958
130200
1959
130375
1960
130520

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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