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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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