<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hello Rick,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   Old Chickering numbers are sometimes found</DIV> <DIV>on a small paper "sticker" inside the action cavity </DIV> <DIV>on the left side. These are usually from 1840s to </DIV> <DIV>the  about 1855. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   The later models like   # 77, 98, 105, 109,116,</DIV> <DIV>121, 123,   123-A, B and C and 145 will usually</DIV> <DIV> have the number stamped on the iron frame. </DIV> <DIV>   </DIV> <DIV>   These model numbers will be cast in the frame  </DIV> <DIV>rather large size except 123s and the 145.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  The Quarter Grand,  the first being the # 121 was </DIV> <DIV>not made until 1901.Its, numbers will be stamped on</DIV> <DIV> the frame. And can be found on various wood parts.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hope this helps,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jack Wyatt</DIV> <DIV>   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>