A. Bord Paris

[secil]

I have an A. Bord upright piano with the serial number 25484. Can anyone help me find out its age?
Thanks,
Secil

[Colin Nicholson]

If this is the serial number (some numbers are not), then the numbers suggest around 1872.
A photo of the piano would help further

[Bill Kibby]

It's probably about 1871, but there are problems with the published dates for Bord Numbers. The original stock records of Rudall, Carte & Co. are a useful source of serial number dates: Robert Bigio very kindly supplied this information for the period from about 1870 to 1876, and I have ploughed through it in search of Bord's numbers. They don't run in order: it appears that pianos didn't come out of the factory in order, and may also have been in stock at the retailer's for four years. The numbers range from to 18723 to 27414, and were sold between 1871 and 1875. This information proves that numbers in the 18,000 range were still being sent out to shops in 1871, and some were sold as late as 1875.

Most pianos have several numbers inside.