| 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1953 |
98779
|
98998
|
|
|
| 1954 |
98999
|
99089
|
|
|
| 1955 |
99090
|
99255
|
|
|
| 1956 |
99256
|
99425
|
|
|
| 1957 |
99426
|
99567
|
|
|
| 1958 |
99568
|
99716
|
|
|
| 1959 |
99717
|
100031
|
|
|
| 1960 |
100032
|
100865
|
|
|
| 1961 |
100866
|
101499
|
|
|
| 1962 |
101500
|
102581
|
|
|
|
1962A-1964A
|
10347
|
12600
|
|
|
|
1964-1970
|
124000
|
130247
|
|
|
|
1971-1972
|
130248
|
130392
|
|
|
|
1972M-1978M
|
1 |
1945 |
|
|
| 1979 |
1946
|
1969
|
|
|
