What was first year of Steinway "M" production

[Israel Stein]

At 11:00 AM 1/28/2007 Gordon Stelter wrote
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>.....( and other models, too, if you know).
>      Thanks!
>      G

First M - #149500 - 1911
First S - #280900 - 1935
First B (7 1/3 8vas) - #73227 - 1891
First L - Experimental model #219904 - 1923 (NY)
First D - Experimental Model - #96766 - 1900
First A - 6' round tail - #38887 - 1878
First A - 6' square tail - 86xxx - 1896
First A - 6' 4" - #163442 - 1913
First C - 1887 (disc. 1907 - NY, but some sold up to 1923)
First O - 1902 (disc. 1923 - NY)
Last square - #62871 - 1887
First grand - #791 - 1856
First upright - #5451 - 1861

This is from a printed and handwritten list on Steinway stationary 
that I got through Bill Garlick when he was working at Steinway...

Israel Stein