Fairbanks-Vega Serial Number List
Courtesy - Peter Corfield




YearFirstLastVolumeComments
18800999 Fairbanks & Cole Partnership begins
188110001999  
188220002999  
188330003999 David Lucien Day starts working for banjo business
188440004999  
188550005999  
188660006999  
188770007999  
188880008999  
188990009999  
18901000010999800F&C Partnership end.  A. C. Fairbanks & Co. Fairbanks Electric intro
18910799800Curtis Electric.  Dec 30 1890 Patent appears on early serialized banjos
18928001599800Imperial Electric
189316002399800Senator & Columbian. re: Columbian Exposition of 1893
1894240013999800Special.   Incorporation of A.C. Fairbanks & Co., Inc.
18951400014899900New Serialization. Regent.  Fairbanks departs; D. Cummings & F. Dodge lead w/ Day as Mgr
18961490015799900Metal Name Plates (A.C. Fairbanks Co)
18971580016699900 
18981670017599900 
18991760018499900 
19001850019399900 
190119400203991000Whyte Laydie Intro ~20XXX
19022040021299900 
19032130022199900 
19042220022499300March 4th Fire and Vega Purchase on Mar 21st for $925 + $1 (Patents)
19052250023199700 
19062320023899700Consalvi leaves in 1906 ~ 239XX, Absent from ~233XX-235XX
19072390024699800 
19082470025499800A few pre-Launch Tubaphones.  Patented in 1908 & fully 1911 drawings.
19092550026299800Tubaphone Intro ~25XXX & First FB/Vega Stamp ~26000
19102630027199900 
19112720028149950 
191228150293491200 
191329350307491400 
191430750323491600 
191532350342491900 
191634250363992150 
191736400388492450 
191838850416492800 
191941650447993150 
192044800483493550 
192148350523494000 
192252350568494500 David L Day leaves~53XXX-54XXX, 1st Vega Stamp ~526XX
1923568506809911250 Vegaphone Intro ~585XX
192468100779999900 
192578000839996000 Vegaphone Soloist ~82XXX
192684000884994500 Vegaphone Δ Flange ~877XX, Oettinger->Clamshell
192788500931494650 Vegavox Intro ~926XX, New 2-Piece Resonator on Vegaphones 
192893150956992550 
192995700968991200 
19309690097499600 
19319750097899400 
19329790098149250 


19539877998998
19549899999089
19559909099255
19569925699425
19579942699567
19589956899716
195999717100031
1960100032100865
1961100866101499
1962101500102581
1962A-1964A1034712600
1964-1970124000130247
1971-1972130248130392
1972M-1978M11945
197919461969