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DATING ADAM OPEL SEWING MACHINES
from 1862 to 1911
000..........................1862 Jan.
012..........................1863 Jan.
080..........................1864 Jan.
200............................1865 Jan.
600...........................1866 Jan.
1.200.........................1867 Jan.
1.800.........................1868 Jan. a new factory was built
2.500..........................1869 Jan.
3.500........................ 1870 Jan. In 1870 he introduced a new machine named the "Sophia" after his new wife.
4.500.........................1871 Jan.
6.000.........................1872 Jan.
7.500.........................1873 Jan.
9.000.........................1874 Jan
10.500........................1875 Jan. new buildings were added
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
42.000.........................1883
+ 10.000
52.000........................ 1884 In 1884 the company already produced 18.000 sewing machines a year
+ 18.000
70.000 ........................1885 Jan.
+ 20.000
90.000.......................1886 Jan.
+ 10.000
100.000.......................1886 July
+ 10.000
110.000 .....................1887 Jan.
+ 20.000
130.000 ............1888 Jan.
+ 20.000
150.000 .............1889
+ 20.000
170.000 .............1890
+ 30.000
200.000 ..............1891
+ 30.000
230.000 .............1892
+ 30.000
260.000 ...........1893
+ 30.000
290.000 ...........1894
+ 30.000
330.000 ...........1895
+ 30.000
360.000 ...........1896
+ 40.000
400.000 ...........1897
+ 50.000
450.000 ...........1898 Jan.
+ 50.000
500.000...................by 1899 Jan.
....................1900 Jan.
....................1901
......................1902
......................1903
...........................1904
.........................1905
........................1906
700.000...................1907
+ 65.000
765.000....................1908
+ 65.000
830.00 ..........................1909 Jan.
+ 70.000
890.000 ........................1910 Jan.
+ 110.000
1.000.000.....................1911 Aug.