ok, was that cryptic enough 8-)
Just this week I have purchased two vintage machines, a 301A and a 201-2. While fondling my new toys I have found numbers, almost in day-month-year fashion in hidden spots on both of these machines. On the first one, I thought maybe a service center dated some work they did but when I found the same style of numbering on the second machine....??? Both machines were purchased 150 miles apart, the odds that they were in the same service shop is a bazillion to one as I live in the Seattle area. Anyway, on the 301A number is under top cap written on metal. It's written exactly as: 6-22-7 On the 201-2 is written on the plated head cover (?) as: 4-29-7 Anyone have any thoughts on these numbers? I'm baffled. |
Oh, forgot to mention, looks almost like they were written with a small sharpie, black permanent marker style
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I have seen those also on the later machines that were made towards the tail end of the 50's and in the 60's. They do look like dates in a way but all the ones I have seen have not been legible.
Billy |
Could they be replacement part numbers rather than dates?
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Not part numbers I can tell you that because of the spots that they were written and they are all hand written.
Billy |
Interesting....
One machine dates to 1938, the other mid 50's. It's the tidiest of writing. I'll post pictures later today. Did they have permanent markers back then? |
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