Originally Posted by Charlee

Before Jon answers you Nancy, I'm going to try with a guess, and then he can correct me!

Looking at the database for the Davis VF yahoo group, I'd venture a guess of 1899/1900, since there's a machine registered on the database with a receipt dated 8/11/1898 with a serial #697797, and the next machine on the list has a dated receipt of 10/19/1900 and a serial #780429.