Manufacture date on a Browning Trombone

[JHurt]

Can anyone tell me what is the manufacture date on a Trombone with Serial Number 29329? Thanks so much!


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[wwbirds]

No records were kept but Homer Tylers book indicates 1928-29-30 in all likelihood.
I have 96XX (first year), as well as 23XXX (1925) and 25XXX(1927) by Tyler estimates.
Cant remember who wrote it but there is another book that estimates 150,000 total production allocating 3800 per year which would make my early one third year and change the other dates as well. Homers estimates are based on orders of 10,000 units per purchase order to Fabrique National and neither Browning or FN tracked the production by year. Both figures represent only educated guesses but I think the 3800 per year only represents sales to Australia and Canada since due to a Remington patent conflict they were never offered for sale in the US hence the value stateside is considerably higher than Canada.

[JHurt]

Originally Posted by wwbirds

No records were kept but Homer Tylers book indicates 1928-29-30 in all likelihood.

I have 96XX (first year), as well as 23XXX (1925) and 25XXX(1927) by Tyler estimates.

Cant remember who wrote it but there is another book that estimates 150,000 total production allocating 3800 per year which would make my early one third year and change the other dates as well. Homers estimates are based on orders of 10,000 units per purchase order to Fabrique National and neither Browning or FN tracked the production by year. Both figures represent only educated guesses but I think the 3800 per year only represents sales to Australia and Canada since due to a Remington patent conflict they were never offered for sale in the US hence the value stateside is considerably higher than Canada.

Thanks so much for the information! This is really helpful!


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