Nameplates

Vibroplex Nameplates

The following table of nameplate information is from Appendix D of "The Vibroplex Collectors' Guide.", Second Edition, available for $19.95 plus $2 shipping and handling from Artifax Press, P.O. Box 88, Maynard, MA USA. VCG2 is a must-have for anyone interested in Vibroplex bugs.

Type  Description                       First   Serial Number
----  -----------                       Made        Range
                                        ----    -------------  

A1    4 lines                           1905    400 to 1286

A2    5 lines, 2 patents, O.P.          1906    1408 to 2777
A3    5 lines, 3 patents, O.P.          1907    2856 to 3180

Norcross                                1907    erratic

Atlanta                                 1908    erratic

B1    4 lines, NPI                      1910    not numbered (Double Lever)
B2    5 lines; "trade mark"; NPI        1911    10238 to 10416 (Model X)
B3    5 lines; 3 patent dates, O.P.     1912    10687 to 11643 (Model X)
B4    6 lines; 84,356 Nov 28 1911       1913    D-5040 to D-5310 (Double Lever)
                                                B-566 to B-1180 (#4 Blue Racer)
                                                12045 to 12242 (Model X)
                                                20684 to 20723 (Original)
                                                25095 to 25938 (Model X)
                                                50000 to 51730 (Original)

C1    five patent numbers               1916    55088 to 60041
C2    ten patent numbers                1917    60515 to 69969
C3    six patent numbers                1919    70053 to 78857

D1    825 Broadway, six patents         1921    79566 to 88660
D2    825 Broadway, seven patents       1923    88803 to 94486
D3    796 Fulton, seven patents         1926    94758 to 113422
D4    796 Fulton, six patents O.P.P.    1939    113642 to 118179
D5    833 Broadway, six patents O.P.P.  1941    118780 to 148328
D6    833 Broadway, Patented            1946    149285 to 233706
D7    833 Broadway, NPI                 1963    235635 to 391230
D8    no address (Maine); NPI           1979    4000 series
                                                41117 to 80502
                                                Brass Racer keyer,
                                                  stickers 01949 to 08452
D9    Mobile AL; NPI                    1995    100000+

Abbreviations:
      O.P. = others pending
      O.P.P. = other patents pending
      NPI = no patent information

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