I recently acquired an Avedis Zildjian that has a set of numbers ink-stamped on it. Here are two pictures, the engraved stamp, followed by the ink-stamp. There aren't any other marks or labels. Any idea the rough time that it was made, and what those numbers mean?
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looks like a 60's stamp. lathing looks a little later. so maybe late 60's or so? I would imagine the numbers were some type of tracking/documentation numbers from a previous owner.
mike
Cool, thanks!
It could be an inventory number from a school or university??
That's probably likely. Or perhaps an inventory code added by a re-seller of the cymbal like a large music store or chain. I suppose it could have been put on at he factory. I don't know if Zildjian ever did that for institutional sales.
