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Well, here I am trying to make sense of what my 99 is telling me about its date of manufacture. The serial number is 908xxx -- which, if I understand it, puts its date of manufacture in 1956. However, the under-lever "boss code" looks to be "16 H" or "16 I" -- which puts the date of manufacture in either 1957 or 1958. As my inquiry title put it -- I'm just curious -- but confused. Help!

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The lever boss code is more accurate than the serial number.


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H is 1956.


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Thanks to both of you for clearing things up for me. I'm not sure why I had the "H" boss code attached to the wrong year, but that sure explains my confusion! 1956 it is.


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