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PFAFF
SERIAL NUMBERS AND MANUFACTURE DATES
Information courtesy of Les Godfrey
|
Year
|
Serial Numbers
|
Annual Factory Production
|
Notes
|
|
1862
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
|
1863
|
2 - 6
|
5
|
-
|
|
1864
|
7 - 46
|
40
|
-
|
|
1865
|
47 - 116
|
70
|
-
|
|
1866
|
117 - 196
|
80
|
-
|
|
1867
|
197 - 306
|
110
|
-
|
|
1868
|
307 - 556
|
250
|
-
|
|
1869
|
557 - 906
|
400
|
-
|
|
1870
|
907 - 1396
|
490
|
-
|
|
1871
|
1397 - 1906
|
510
|
-
|
|
1872
|
1907 - 2906
|
1000
|
-
|
|
1873
|
2907 - 4406
|
1500
|
-
|
|
1874
|
4407 - 7206
|
2800
|
-
|
|
1875
|
7207 - 9900
|
2694
|
-
|
|
1876
|
9901 - 13200
|
3300
|
-
|
|
1877
|
13201 - 17200
|
4000
|
-
|
|
1878
|
17201 - 23200
|
6000
|
-
|
|
1879
|
23201 - 29400
|
6200
|
-
|
|
1880
|
29401 - 37900
|
8500
|
-
|
|
1881
|
37901 - 46900
|
9000
|
-
|
|
1882
|
46901 - 56000
|
9100
|
-
|
|
1883
|
56001 - 63000
|
7000
|
-
|
|
1884
|
63001 - 70500
|
7500
|
-
|
|
1885
|
70501 - 76000
|
5500
|
-
|
|
1886
|
76001 - 80500
|
4500
|
-
|
|
1887
|
80501 - 85000
|
4500
|
-
|
|
1888
|
85001 - 91500
|
6500
|
-
|
|
1889
|
91501 - 99500
|
8000
|
-
|
|
1890
|
99501 - 118000
|
18500
|
-
|
|
1891
|
118001 - 143000
|
25000
|
-
|
|
1892
|
143001 - 173000
|
30000
|
-
|
|
1893
|
173001 - 203000
|
30000
|
-
|
|
1894
|
203001 - 238000
|
35000
|
-
|
|
1895
|
238001 - 273000
|
35000
|
-
|
|
1896
|
273001 - 308000
|
35000
|
-
|
|
1897
|
308001 - 348000
|
40000
|
-
|
|
1898
|
348001 - 388000
|
40000
|
-
|
|
1899
|
388001 - 428000
|
40000
|
-
|
|
1900
|
429001 - 473000
|
45000
|
-
|
|
1901
|
473001 - 518000
|
45000
|
-
|
|
1902
|
518001 - 563000
|
45000
|
-
|
|
1903
|
563001 - 609000
|
46000
|
-
|
|
1904
|
609001 - 655000
|
46000
|
-
|
|
1905
|
655001 - 709000
|
54000
|
-
|
|
1906
|
709001 - 763000
|
54000
|
-
|
|
1907
|
763001 - 828000
|
65000
|
-
|
|
1908
|
828001 - 903000
|
75000
|
-
|
|
1909
|
903001 - 983000
|
80000
|
-
|
|
1910
|
983001 - 1053684
|
70684
|
-
|
|
1911
|
1053685 - 1129645
|
77495
|
-
|
|
1912
|
1129646 - 1212819
|
83174
|
-
|
|
1913
|
1212820 - 1294245
|
81426
|
-
|
|
1914
|
1294246 - 1352714
|
58468
|
-
|
|
1915
|
1352715 - 1397859
|
45145
|
-
|
|
1916
|
1397860 - 1444963
|
47104
|
-
|
|
1917
|
1444964 - 1477429
|
32466
|
-
|
|
1918
|
1477430 - 1494809
|
17380
|
-
|
|
1919
|
1494810 - 1524339
|
29530
|
-
|
|
1920
|
1524340 - 1566186
|
41847
|
-
|
|
1921
|
1566187 - 1630792
|
64606
|
-
|
|
1922
|
1630793 - 1701177
|
70385
|
-
|
|
1923
|
1701178 - 1727077
|
25900
|
-
|
|
1924
|
1727078 - 1800238
|
75161
|
-
|
|
1925
|
1800239 - 1894135
|
93897
|
-
|
|
1926
|
1894136 - 1981976
|
87841
|
-
|
|
1927
|
1981977 - 2094437
|
112461
|
-
|
|
1928
|
2094438 - 2221369
|
126932
|
-
|
|
1929
|
2221370 - 2361537
|
140168
|
-
|
|
1930
|
2361538 - 2487829
|
126292
|
-
|
|
1931
|
2487830 - 2578959
|
91130
|
-
|
|
1932
|
2578960 - 2659351
|
80392
|
-
|
|
1933
|
2659352 - 2744510
|
85159
|
-
|
|
1934
|
2744511 - 2851984
|
107474
|
-
|
|
1935
|
2851985 - 2974097
|
122113
|
-
|
|
1936
|
2974098 - 3116391
|
142294
|
-
|
|
1937
|
3116392 - 3266741
|
150350
|
-
|
|
1938
|
3266742 - 3422440
|
155699
|
-
|
|
1939
|
3422441 - 3575892
|
153452
|
-
|
|
1940
|
3575893 - 3652814
|
76922
|
-
|
|
1941
|
3652815 - 3706260
|
53446
|
-
|
|
1942
|
3706261 - 3738772
|
32512
|
-
|
|
1943
|
3738773 - 3759057
|
20285
|
-
|
|
1944
|
3759058 - 3773724
|
14667
|
-
|
|
1945
|
3773725 - 3776641
|
2917
|
-
|
|
1946
|
3776642 - 3789232
|
12591
|
-
|
|
1947
|
3789233 - 3810796
|
21564
|
-
|
|
1948
|
3810797 - 3849151
|
38355
|
-
|
|
1949
|
3849152 - 3950972
|
101821
|
-
|
|
1950
|
3950973 - 4146683
|
195711
|
4,000,000 January 1950
|
|
1951
|
4146684 - 4411077
|
264394
|
-
|
|
1952
|
4411078 - 4671523
|
260446
|
-
|
|
1953
|
4671524 - 4910633
|
239110
|
-
|
|
1954
|
4910634 - 5174992
|
264359
|
5,000,000 February 1954
|
|
1955
|
5174993 - 5466285
|
291293
|
-
|
|
1956
|
5466286 - 5709970
|
243615
|
-
|
|
1957
|
5709971 - 5970439
|
260469
|
6,000,000 October 1957
|
|
1958
|
5970440 - 6222102
|
251663
|
-
|
|
1959
|
6222103 - 6434932
|
212830
|
-
|
|
1960
|
6434933 - 6666242
|
231310
|
7,000,000 December 1960
|
|
1961
|
6666243 - 7219268
|
219268
|
-
|
|
1962
|
7219269 - 7524237
|
304969
|
-
|
|
1963
|
7524238 - 7902358
|
378121
|
-
|
|
1964
|
7902359 - 8115789
|
213431
|
8,000,000 October 1964
|
|
1965
|
8115790 - 8329220
|
213431
|
-
|
|
1966
|
8329221 - 8585390
|
256170
|
-
|
|
1967
|
8585391 - 8788456
|
203066
|
-
|
|
1968
|
8788457 - 8849999
|
61543
|
1968 continues below
|
NB - the Pfaff serial number series was changed during 1968. The following are the serial numbers for 1968 onwards:
|
Year
|
Last Number in Year
|
Annual Production
|
Notes
|
|
1968
|
28850000 - 28979938
|
129938
|
(total production 1968 = 191481) |
|
1969
|
28979939 - 29149550
|
169612
|
|
|
1970
|
29149551 - 29417380
|
267830
|
|
|
1971
|
29417381 - 30052400
|
635020
|
|
|
1972
|
30052401 - 30205884
|
153484
|
|
|
1973
|
30205885 - 30380765
|
174881
|
|
|
1974
|
30380766 - 30549469
|
168704
|
|
|
1975
|
30549470 - 30714806
|
165337
|
|
|
1976
|
30714807 - 30870200
|
155394
|
|
|
1977
|
30870201 - 31023676
|
153476
|
|
|
1978
|
31023677 - 31153175
|
129499
|
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