Originally Posted by playswithcolor
ok I just looked at the slide plate. It says Patented Feb 11-02,
Oct 17- 05, July 30-07, Sept 15-08, Dec 21-09, Jan 4-10 and states other patents pending.
These patent dates are pretty consistent with when I was told it was purchased using ww1 war bonus.
Serial number 031503 no letter prefix on serial #
Hope this info helps with dating your machine.
Ok, if your machine was bought brand new at the end of WW1, that would make your machine a 1918 or 1919 model. That is a start, but I can't figure out why 2 of the machines have a 'c' in front the the serial number?
Can you post a picture of yours or did I miss the picture?
Nancy