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Adams Musical Instruments - Together in Music

Serial numbers - E.K. Blessing

Serial Number Year Manufactured
1 1906
28,000 1935
41,509 1946 Sept.
41,602 1947 Jan.
44,398 1948 Jan.
47,194 1949 Jan.
49,990 1950 Jan.
52,001 1950 June
55,220 1951 June
58,400 1952 June
61,600 1953 June
64,800 1954 June
68,001 1955 June
73,000 1956 June
78,000 1957 June
83,000 1958 June
88,000 1959 June
93,001 1960 June
98,370 1961 Jan.
109,110 1962 Jan.
119,850 1963 Jan.
130,551 1964 Jan.
137,395 1965 Jan.
144,239 1966 Jan.
151,083 1967 Jan.
157,927 1968 Jan.
164,771 1969 Jan.
171,617 1970 Jan.
180,890 1971 Jan.
190,168 1972 Jan.
199,444 1973 Jan.
208,720 1974 Jan.
218,001 1975 Jan.
230,645 1976 Jan.
243,289 1977 Jan.
255,933 1978 Jan.
268,577 1979 Jan.
281,221 1980 Jan.

All years other than 1906, 1946, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 are approximations. From 1983 onwards, you may calculate the date of manufacture by adding 50 to the two digit prefix of the serial number.

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