What date stamps are in your boxes?

[=ml=]

One of the first things I take a picture of when I have a box apart is the mold date stamp. It's usually on the inside of the case back and shows the date when the part was injection molded. While not a definitive created-on-date, it's as close as we can get to when a box was manufactured.

The oldest date stamp I have is from a Victor RC-550: February 22, 1978.



What date stamps are in your boxes?

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[Sazeus]

I've never noticed these stamps, but Will told me my M-90 was made in 81 when we had it open the other day. I guess that was how he could tell.

 

[devol-toni]

In some earlier models that stamp does not exist at all, but the date can be found on the bottom side of deck motor.
On the motor of Nat/Pan R-5410, my newest score, it stated 20 Oct '75.

 

[Fatdog]

My M90 is November 9, 1982.

 

[baddboybill]

Happy 20th Birthday to my Lasonic TRC975 7/1993





Bad Bad Bill

 

[superlew]

My little JVC RC-S55JW. The guy I got it from gave it to his son for Christmas '82. It must have had that "new box smell" seeing that it was so freshly molded.

 

[=ml=]

My little JVC RC-S55JW. The guy I got it from gave it to his son for Christmas '82. It must have had that "new box smell" seeing that it was so freshly molded.

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This is a great anecdote!

It suggests that maybe Matsushita (Victor/JVC/National/Panasonic/Sanyo/Quasar/Technics) plastic wasn't manufactured months/years ahead of final box assembly; maybe it was a product of precursor just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing.

Most of the hundreds of parts that comprise a boombox - speakers, power supply, wires, electronic components, etc. - were manufactured well before final assembly, and maybe the larger plastic parts were JIT manufactured (or at least the last manufactured), thus the date stamp may be the most reliable indicator of a given boombox's birth-date.

Given the scant public information about manufacturing dates, this is a great insight!

Anyone else got a purchase/date stamp anecdote?

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[=ml=]

My GF-999 date stamp: August 11, 1981. It was a good day for Sharp and Springsteen!



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[btphoto]

I opened up my Matsuki MS-959 (aka Wheely) and searched for about 45 minutes. I don't see anything like that. Maybe it's under a circuit board or something?

 

[Ghettoboom767]

My Sanyo M W800 mini has a date of Manufactured August 10,1986'. It's birthday is very soon!

 

[baddboybill]

I opened up my Matsuki MS-959 (aka Wheely) and searched for about 45 minutes. I don't see anything like that. Maybe it's under a circuit board or something?


It's usually on back. Did you check for sticker in battery compartment ?


Bad Bad Bill

 

[chevyman-uy]

My JVC M 70L is dated 23/6/1980 and serial is 13550833

 

[btphoto]

It's usually on back. Did you check for sticker in battery compartment ?


Bad Bad Bill

Yeah, I looked all over the insides of both the front and back. I even looked in the cassette holder compartments. Oh well.

 

[Ghettoboom767]

My Sanyo has a sticker in the battery compartment.

 

[baddboybill]

It could have fallen off or never came with one


Bad Bad Bill

 

[=ml=]

Yeah, I looked all over the insides of both the front and back. I even looked in the cassette holder compartments. Oh well.

Thanks for looking Bill!

Oh well, seems not all boxes have date stamps/stickers. Good to know though; something more for the knowledge base.

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[mancardo]

these are from my M70's... 7/5/1980 & 2/8/1981

 

[caution]

From the rear cabinet and chassis frame of my C100