Thursday 13 November 2014

Hamilton Piano Serial Nos.




Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1926
119000
1966
226950
1928
124500
1968
243877
1930
126000
1970
258837
1932
126800
1972
272308
1934
127300
1974
287616
1936
128000
1976
304497
1938
130000
1978
321020
1940
132000
1980
343950
1942
133900
1982
366819
1947
135000
1984
387119
1948
138000
1986
401172
1950
142300
1988
414349
1952
149000
1990
427993
1954
156200
1992
440915
1956
165711
1994
450198
1958
176707
1996
459495
1960
188249
1998
469198
1962
199523
2000
477951
1964
212312
2002
483743

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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