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Baby Wolf Looms Serial Number 4-1 through 4-242 8-1 through 8-61	Assembly Date August 1982 - December 1982
4-243 through 4-1136 8-62 through 8-363	January 1983 - December 1983
4-1137 through 4-2128 8-364 through 8-681	January 1984 - December 1984
4-2129 through 4-2472 8-682 through 8-808	January 1985 - May 1985
BW4-2473 through BW4-2844 BW8-809 through BW8-910	May 1985 - December 1985
BW4-2845 through BW4-3342 BW8-911 through BW8-1055	January 1986 - December 1986
BW4-3342 through BW4-3697 BW8-1056 through BW8-1167	January 1987 - September 1987
4Now-4Later looms are numbered in the 4- series. After September 1987, the serial number is the date of assembly. Examples: Serial #102487-BW4-2 is a 4 harness Baby Wolf which was the second loom built on 10/24/1987. Serial #102487-BW4-4-3 is a 4now-4later Baby Wolf which was the third loom built on 10/24/1987. Serial #102487-BW8-4 is an 8 harness Baby Wolf which was the fourth loom built on 10/24/1987.
Mighty Wolf Looms Serial Number MW4-1 through MW4-206 MW8-1 through 8-61	Assembly Date August 1985 - December 1985
MW4-207 through MW4-480 MW8-52 through MW8-134	July 1986 - December 1986
MW4-481 through MW4-648 MW8-135 through MW8-193	January 1987 - September 1987
4Now-4Later looms are numbered in the 4- series. After September 1987, the serial number is the date of assembly. See examples above.
Floor Looms Serial Number Wooden harness channels: 1 through 243 248 through 450	Assembly Date Before May 1979 May 1979 - September 1979
Metal harness channels: 4-1 through 4-117 8-1 through 8-69	September 1979 - January 1980
4-118 through 4-375 8-70 through 8-154	January 1980 - December 1980
4-376 through 4-730 8-155 through 8-239	January 1981 - December 1981
4-731 through 4-1083 8-240 through 8-330	January 1982 - December 1982
4-1084 through 4-1525 8-331 through 8-428	January 1983 - December 1983
4-1526 through 4-1759 8-429 through 8-526	January 1984 - December 1984
4-1760 through 4-2035 8-527 through 8-617	January 1985 - December 1985
4-2036 through 4-2237 8-618 through 8-687	January 1986 - December 1986
4-2238 through 4-2377 8-688 through 8-750	January 1987 - September 1987
After September 1987, the serial number is the date of assembly. Example: 102487-FL4-HC-1 102487 = October 24, 1987 FL4 = 4 harness floor loom HC = high castle 1 = sequence number of looms built that day -C- in a serial number indicates cherry wood LC indicates a low castle loom FL4-4 indicates a 4Now-4Later loom FL8 indicates 8 harness loom
Matchless Spinning Wheels Example: DT102407 2 is a double-treadle wheel built on October 24, 2007, the second wheel built that day. Single treadle wheels have only the date and sequence number.
Ladybug Spinning Wheels Example: LB011408 171 is a Ladybug (LB) spinning wheel built on January 14, 2008; it is the 171st Ladybug wheel built.