The recent Old Town display model sale has generated some interest in how the lettering changed over the years so I dug up some pictures from the four and eight foot long models with known dates for comparison below.
This looks like a four-foot-long model from circa 1904 without an obvious serial number.
A four-foot-long model from 1907 with no serial number.
An eight-foot-long model from 1919 with serial number 53063.
This looks like a four-foot-long model from 1915 with no known serial number.
A four-foot-long model from 1922 with serial number 70192.
A four-foot-long model from 1923 with serial number 82262.
A four-foot-long model from 1924 with serial number 82304.
A four-foot-long model from 1924 with serial number 82336.
An eight-foot-long model from 1925 with serial number 86160.
A four-foot-long model from 1926 with serial number 89161 (which was converted to a Carleton at the factory).
An eight-foot-long model from 1926 with serial number 89614.
An eight-foot-long model from 1929 with serial number 103871.
Benson
This looks like a four-foot-long model from circa 1904 without an obvious serial number.
A four-foot-long model from 1907 with no serial number.
An eight-foot-long model from 1919 with serial number 53063.
This looks like a four-foot-long model from 1915 with no known serial number.
A four-foot-long model from 1922 with serial number 70192.
A four-foot-long model from 1923 with serial number 82262.
A four-foot-long model from 1924 with serial number 82304.
A four-foot-long model from 1924 with serial number 82336.
An eight-foot-long model from 1925 with serial number 86160.
A four-foot-long model from 1926 with serial number 89161 (which was converted to a Carleton at the factory).
An eight-foot-long model from 1926 with serial number 89614.
An eight-foot-long model from 1929 with serial number 103871.
Benson
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