In a message dated 3/30/99 7:45:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, jaymercier@hotmail.com writes: << Yesterday I tuned an old Story & Clark Upright. The former tech. placed a piece of masking tape next to the name on the plate that read "Made in 1907." I was caught by surprise as I interpreted the serial number in the Pierce Atlas as 1908. Here is what Pierce reads: Story & Clark 21,400 - 1907 24,100 - 1908 >> It might be simply that the previous tech didn't read the two numbers carefully. Might have transposed the numbers. 20 years ago, I worked as a bank teller, and we learned that when you're tired, it's common to transpose numbers, hence the 21,400 could become 24,100 and vice versa. That's my thought...... I'd go with the Pierce date over a piece of masking tape! Gordon Large, RPT Maine
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