Using serial numbers to identify the exact production dates of Reynolds instruments is inherently inaccurate given the lack of published records to corroborate with. Except for a fragment of Reynolds’ production data from 1964-1979 that is preserved in the Allied Band Supply catalog, I am not aware of any surviving official serial number records for Reynolds brass instruments.

As such, the serial number lists compiled below have been based on the visual observation of engraving patterns and other instrument details that I’ve cross-referenced against catalog illustrations and other available historical information. I believe that, while exact dates may never be able to be accurately verified for a specific serial number, the general progression of these lists is defensible and represents Reynolds instruments through the company’s history.

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This primary Reynolds serial number sequence dates from 1936-1979 and includes all Reynolds instruments with the following exceptions: Convert rar to mp4 mac.

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Any instrument marked “Made by Ohio Band Instrument Co.” (includes Regent, Roth, Paramount, etc.)
All Roth model instruments (including those marked “made by F.A. Reynolds” or “made by Roth-Reynolds”). All other model instruments marked “made by Roth-Reynolds” are included in the serial number table on this page.
All Medalist instruments made between 1961 and 1964 (SNs below 200000).

For these exceptions, please see the “Ohio Band” serial number list.

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Serial No.	Date	Notes
1	1936	F.A. Reynolds name first used in commerce in February 1936.
1800	1938
3600	1940	Many instruments with SNs 4xxx-21xxx with the “US” bell engraving and/or documented wartime purchase.
5400	1942
7200	1944
9000	1946	F.A. Reynolds Co. becomes a division of Scherl & Roth by mid-1946.
16000	1948	The Contempora brand was introduced in late 1949 according to U.S. trademark applications; the earliest recorded Contempora instrument is SN 20076 (trumpet).
23000	1950
30000	1952	Instruments start to be branded “Made by Roth-Reynolds” instead of “Made by F.A. Reynolds”.
35000	c.1954
40000	1956	Reynolds “Hi-Fi” cornet introduced 1955-56 (39243 lowest serial number recorded). Contempora trumpet SN 41902 purchased June 1956.
45000	1957
50000	1958	Chambers Model horn delivered Fall 1958; 52xxx lowest serial number recorded.
55000	1959	Argenta brand introduced 1959; 545xx lowest serial number recorded. “Hi-Fi” trumpet and trombone introduced.
60000	1961	Most instruments between SN 60000-79000 bear the RMC shield, corresponding to the 1961-1963 period that Richards Music owned Reynolds.
65000	1962
70000	1963
75000	196x
80000	1964	Serial numbers after 79000 appear to be made in Abilene (see “Reynolds: 1964-1979”) with Cleveland-made parts.
85000	1964	SN 85459 last known Reynolds serial number with Cleveland-made parts.
200000	Nov. 1964	Serial numbers for Reynolds instruments were reset in 1964 after the company moved from Cleveland to Abilene, Texas. The new sequence started with 200,000 and was used for all instruments until 1977.
210000	Nov. 1965
220000	Oct. 1966
230000	Jul. 1967
235000	May 1968
250000	Nov. 1969
260000	Apr. 1971	By 1971, all Reynolds instruments are produced in Fullerton and are marked with “Made in USA”.
270000	Aug. 1972
280000	Oct. 1973
290000	Jun. 1974
300000	Sep. 1975
310000	Aug. 1976	SN 314587 (Oct. 1977)
A00001	Oct. 1977	In October 1977, Reynolds and Olds used a joint serial number sequence that started with the letter “A”. Fewer than 50,000 instruments were made before the company ceased operations in July 1979.
A05000	Dec. 1977	A05266 (Dec. 1977); A06741 (Jan. 1978)
A10000	Early 1978	A10066 (Jan); A12537 (Feb); A16496 (Apr); A18163 (May).
A20000	Mid 1978	A20876 (Jun); A24470 (Jul); A24706 (Aug); A28375 (Sep).
A30000	Late 1978	A31565 (Oct); A34616 (Nov); A37470 (Dec)
A40000	Early 1979	A40550 (Jan); Production ceased July 1979.

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