Wednesday 5 November 2014

Hopkinson Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1890
47400
1950
89700
1895
51200
1956
91650
1900
55200
1964
91960
1905
59000
1966
92060
1910
64000
1968
92200
1915
68800
1970
92330
1920
72400
1972
92490
1922
73700
1974
92620
1924
75000
1976
92700
1926
76400
1978
92760
1928
78900
1980
93149
1930
80400
1982
93451
1931
81200
1984
99000
1933
83000
1986
100230
1935
84400
1988
100457
1937
85400
1990
H159000
1939
86350
1991
H160000
1947
87200
1993
H160800
1948
89500
1995
H161600
1949
89600
1997
H162250

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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