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LEAVITT. The 1868-69 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 105 1/2 Main. | LEAVITT. The Nichols-Leavitt machines can be dated by their serial numbers approximately as follows: | ||
_Serial Number_ _Year_ _Company_ | |||
1-28 1853 Nichols & Bliss 29-245 1854 J. B. Nichols & Co. 246-397 1855 J. B. Nichols & Co.--Nichols, Leavitt & Co. 398-632 1856 Nichols, Leavitt & Co. 633-827 1857 Leavitt & Co. 828-902 1858 " 903-1115 1859 " 1116-1436 1860 " 1437-1757 1861 " 1758-2077 1862 " 2078-2400 1863 " 2401-2900 1864 " 2901-3900 1865 Leavitt Sewing Machine Co. 3901-4900 1866 " 4901-5951 1867 " 5952-6951 1868 " 6952-7722 1869 " | |||
There is no record that the Massachusetts company was in existence after 1869. | |||
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The 1868-69 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 105 1/2 Main. | |||
[[Category: Sewing Machine Dealer]] | [[Category: Sewing Machine Dealer]] | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 29 January 2013
LEAVITT. The Nichols-Leavitt machines can be dated by their serial numbers approximately as follows:
_Serial Number_ _Year_ _Company_
1-28 1853 Nichols & Bliss 29-245 1854 J. B. Nichols & Co. 246-397 1855 J. B. Nichols & Co.--Nichols, Leavitt & Co. 398-632 1856 Nichols, Leavitt & Co. 633-827 1857 Leavitt & Co. 828-902 1858 " 903-1115 1859 " 1116-1436 1860 " 1437-1757 1861 " 1758-2077 1862 " 2078-2400 1863 " 2401-2900 1864 " 2901-3900 1865 Leavitt Sewing Machine Co. 3901-4900 1866 " 4901-5951 1867 " 5952-6951 1868 " 6952-7722 1869 "
There is no record that the Massachusetts company was in existence after 1869.
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Source:
www.freefictionbooks.org/.../21803-the-invention-of-the-sewi...
The 1868-69 Dubuque City Directory listed 105 1/2 Main.