Date Plate on Dictaphone

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JeffHowe
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Date Plate on Dictaphone

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Hey.

I just wanted to share, and I thought this was quite nice... on the reverse of the boiler plate, the number, date and presumably, the name of the assembler/builder.

I wonder if this was normal? Not sure a turn-of-the-century mass-production line would allow time for such a daliance...?

What do we reckon, 1931 or 1937?
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JeffHowe wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:56 pm What do we reckon, 1931 or 1937?
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Definitely looks like 1937 to me. The seven is written the old fashioned way my 3rd grade teacher wrote her sevens. She was 64 years old back in 1967. (Need I say she's no longer among the quick.)

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OrthoFan..

Yes, I think you're right. Thanks..

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I think it may be the mark of someone who has serviced it in 1937. Akin to clock repairmen who leave their mark.

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Thanks - I like that!

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