Originally Posted by
mlmack
Wasn't the centennial in 1951?
Originally Posted by
Sheluma
Yes. I think she means that some machines manufactured in 1948 would not be sold until 1951, at which time they would get the centennial badge.
I read "somewhere" that machines were badged when they left the factories. If the machine left in 1951, it would get the badge. If the machine's serial number was allocated in 1951, but didn't leave the factory until 1952, it wouldn't get the badge. That's why the 1951 serial numbered and badged machines are a little more "special" than the ones where the serial number is from a different year.