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Old 9th October 2011, 10:56 PM   #6
Jim McDougall
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Originally Posted by Atlantia
Hi mate,

I was wondering if the number on the spine in this case was just an inventory number for the retailers records.
I was hoping that somewhere these records might still exist and have coresponding names of buyers attached.....
Seems increasingly unlikely.
The point I was alluding to is that perhaps the numbers in this location on blade might be a number to tally a unit of a set number ordered used by a maker completing that order. Admittedly this seems a bit tenuous as it does not seem such accounting would be necessary, but suggested just the same.
clearly the number has some record oriented purpose, but I dont think retailers would have done so.....as mentioned, Wilkinson is the only maker I am aware of who numbered and recorded sales to officers. I think they still have records on file and Robert Wilkinson has access to files. I think he is likely the best source to find out about this retailer and more detail, unfortunately he is on another forum.
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