Vega Banjo Serial Numbers
Research credits and special thanks to Shawn McSweeny, Hank Schwartz, Jim Bollman, and Peter Corfield for their dedication, time and passion in putting this together and keeping this vital historical data alive.
| Year | First | Last | Volume | Comments |
| 1880 | 0 | 999 | Fairbanks & Cole Partnership begins | |
| 1881 | 1000 | 1999 | ||
| 1882 | 2000 | 2999 | ||
| 1883 | 3000 | 3999 | David Lucien Day starts working for banjo business | |
| 1884 | 4000 | 4999 | ||
| 1885 | 5000 | 5999 | ||
| 1886 | 6000 | 6999 | ||
| 1887 | 7000 | 7999 | ||
| 1888 | 8000 | 8999 | ||
| 1889 | 9000 | 9999 | ||
| 1890 | 10000 | 10999 | 800 | F&C Partnership end. A. C. Fairbanks & Co. Fairbanks Electric intro |
| 1891 | 0 | 799 | 800 | Curtis Electric. Dec 30 1890 Patent appears on early serialized banjos |
| 1892 | 800 | 1599 | 800 | Imperial Electric |
| 1893 | 1600 | 2399 | 800 | Senator & Columbian. re: Columbian Exposition of 1893 |
| 1894 | 2400 | 13999 | 800 | Special. Incorporation of A.C. Fairbanks & Co., Inc. |
| 1895 | 14000 | 14899 | 900 | New Serialization. Regent. Fairbanks departs; D. Cummings & F. Dodge lead w/ Day as Mgr |
| 1896 | 14900 | 15799 | 900 | Metal Name Plates (A.C. Fairbanks Co) |
| 1897 | 15800 | 16699 | 900 | |
| 1898 | 16700 | 17599 | 900 | |
| 1899 | 17600 | 18499 | 900 | |
| 1900 | 18500 | 19399 | 900 | |
| 1901 | 19400 | 20399 | 1000 | Whyte Laydie Intro ~20XXX |
| 1902 | 20400 | 21299 | 900 | |
| 1903 | 21300 | 22199 | 900 | |
| 1904 | 22200 | 22499 | 300 | March 4th Fire and Vega Purchase on Mar 21st for $925 + $1 (Patents) |
| 1905 | 22500 | 23199 | 700 | |
| 1906 | 23200 | 23899 | 700 | Consalvi leaves in 1906 ~ 239XX, Absent from ~233XX-235XX |
| 1907 | 23900 | 24699 | 800 | |
| 1908 | 24700 | 25499 | 800 | A few pre-Launch Tubaphones. Patented in 1908 & fully 1911 drawings. |
| 1909 | 25500 | 26299 | 800 | Tubaphone Intro ~25XXX & First FB/Vega Stamp ~26000 |
| 1910 | 26300 | 27199 | 900 | |
| 1911 | 27200 | 28149 | 950 | |
| 1912 | 28150 | 29349 | 1200 | |
| 1913 | 29350 | 30749 | 1400 | |
| 1914 | 30750 | 32349 | 1600 | |
| 1915 | 32350 | 34249 | 1900 | |
| 1916 | 34250 | 36399 | 2150 | |
| 1917 | 36400 | 38849 | 2450 | |
| 1918 | 38850 | 41649 | 2800 | |
| 1919 | 41650 | 44799 | 3150 | |
| 1920 | 44800 | 48349 | 3550 | |
| 1921 | 48350 | 52349 | 4000 | |
| 1922 | 52350 | 56849 | 4500 | David L Day leaves~53XXX-54XXX, 1st Vega Stamp ~526XX |
| 1923 | 56850 | 68099 | 11250 | Vegaphone Intro ~585XX |
| 1924 | 68100 | 77999 | 9900 | |
| 1925 | 78000 | 83999 | 6000 | Vegaphone Soloist ~82XXX |
| 1926 | 84000 | 88499 | 4500 | Vegaphone Δ Flange ~877XX, Oettinger->Clamshell |
| 1927 | 88500 | 93149 | 4650 | Vegavox Intro ~926XX, New 2-Piece Resonator on Vegaphones |
| 1928 | 93150 | 95699 | 2550 | |
| 1929 | 95700 | 96899 | 1200 | |
| 1930 | 96900 | 97499 | 600 | |
| 1931 | 97500 | 97899 | 400 | |
| 1932 | 97900 | 98149 | 250 | |
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