John Spencer & Co Upright Piano

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Tylerttyler1
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John Spencer & Co Upright Piano

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Hello,

My grandmother has a John Spencer & Co upright piano serial 51173. Does anyone know the age of this piano along with any history.

I can provide other information as well as pictures if needed.

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The majority of pianos cannot be reliably dated by numbers, as explained at
http://www.pianohistory.info/numbers.html
but with Spencer it is usually straightforward, and if you open the top and see 51173 this suggests that it was made in 1908. If you can post photos here to show what the whole piano looks like, this may help. It is not possible to trace the history of individual Spencer pianos, but there is useful general information about upright pianos at
http://www.pianohistory.info/edwardian.html

If you want to search inside the piano for clues, have a look at
http://www.pianohistory.info/datemarks.html
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John Spencer 10516

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Hi, can anyone please tell me something about John Spencer 10516. Age of Piano etc?
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I'm not sure about the "etc.", no original archives survive, and all we can do is try to date the number. In this instance, 10516 suggests that it was made around 1888.
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