Subsequent letters indicate model and manufacturing specifications and are NOT used in dating the instrument. The FIRST number in the alphabetical suffix indicates the year. Many FONs from this era have several letters in the suffix. These suffixes can help us find the year of manufacture. Years 1940 – 1945: 1 to 7900 (Letters can be present in FONs from this period.)įrom 1935-1942, factory order numbers often included an alphabetical suffix (a letter at the end of the number).If you need help with serial numbers or have a Gibson you would like to sell, please contact me!įONs from 1902-1945 and their corresponding years are as follows: Stamp locations vary inside of the body of the guitar. A suffix was sometimes included when reusing serial numbers during these years, but this is not always the case.īelow is an example of a Gibson ink stamp factory order number. If not, it can at least be used as a guide to approximate the era in which the instrument was built. Only the first 3, 4, or 5 digit number is used in dating the instrument, the second set of numbers do not aid in dating the instrument.įONs (factory order numbers) were reused for certain years, so they are not 100% accurate by themselves, but when combining them with an instrument’s features, it is possible to ascertain the production year. Factory order numbers were typically written or stamped in ink inside the body of the instrument.įrom 1902-1945, Gibson used a sequential factory order number which consisted of a 3, 4, or 5-digit number sometimes followed by one or two other numbers. While not every vintage Gibson guitar has a serial number, nearly every Gibson acoustic and hollow body instrument has a “factory order number”. If you need help dating, appraising or selling a vintage Gibson, please don’t hesitate to contact me! How to Read Gibson Factory Order Numbers While serial numbers & factory order numbers are not the most foolproof way to date a Gibson guitar, they can often be fairly accurate, especially on later model instruments. The methods of serialization varied over the years and are detailed in this serial number guide. Gibson used several different methods of serialization to date their instruments. This item is also required as one of the tables for the dining hall at the café, as one of the tables for the dining hall at the restaurant, and as one of the desks for the classroom at the school.Īfter unlocking this item in Happy Home Paradise, the item can be purchased from Wardell's catalog for 110 Poki.Decoding Gibson Serial Numbers Through the Years In the designing process of Happy Home Paradise, Blaire, Nate, Rosie, and Teddy require this item to be placed in or outside their vacation home. The item is also featured in the order list of the apparel shop. Antonio, Apple, Blaire, Boris, Cheri, Chief, Chow, Cobb, Cyrano, Deena, Elmer, Gaston, Harry, Hazel, Hugh, Kid Cat, Monty, Murphy, Nate, Pashmina, Pippy, Punchy, Rasher, Rizzo, Rocco, Rosie, Shep, Simon, Sprocket, Sydney, Tasha, and Teddy feature this item in their order list when designing their vacation home. In Happy Home Paradise, this item is available for use in designing after completing six vacation homes and the school facility. As a result, this item has a chance to be purchasable by the player if they were invited by any of the preceding villagers. This item appears as a furniture item in the homes of Audie, Barold, Benjamin, Big Top, Billy, Bones, Buck, Cheri, Chief, Claude, Cleo, Cobb, Curt, Dobie, Eugene, Freckles, Gala, Hornsby, Hugh, Jacob, Katt, Keaton, Kevin, Kid Cat, Leonardo, Stinky, Stu, Tabby, Tangy, Wart Jr., and Zucker. It also has a chance of randomly appearing in the Resident Services recycle box each day. The item's variation can be customized by Cyrus at Harv's Island for 1,000 Bells.
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The cardboard box can be obtained from either Timmy at the Resident Services Tent before building Nook's Cranny, or from Nook's Cranny once it has been opened for 120 Bells.
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The item's top surface can be used to place smaller items, such as other miscellaneous furniture. As a miscellaneous item, it can be placed on either the ground or on the surfaces of tables and other similar furniture items that have surfaces for items.
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The cardboard box is a miscellaneous furniture item in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.