Wednesday 5 November 2014

Irmler Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1885
8000
1919
22600
1890
8500
1920
23000
1892
9200
1922
23800
1894
11600
1923
24200
1896
12200
1924
24600
1898
12900
1925
24900
1900
13250
1926
25100
1902
14000
1928
25700
1904
15430
1929
25900
1906
15800
1930
26000
1908
17000
1931
26100
1910
19000
1932
26200
1911
19300
1933
26300
1912
19600
1934
26360
1913
20850
1935
26370
1914
21000
1940
28000
1915
21400
1945
29100
1916
21800
1950
30200
1917
22000
1951
30900
1918
22400
1953
41000

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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