FENDER        
esquire/broadcaster/no-caster/telecaster,1950-1954 number on bridge  
#number year      
33-860 1950-1952      
0005-0746 1950-1952      
0748-1331 1951-1952      
1343-2885 1950-1954      
2911-5368 1951-1954      
precision bass/1951-1954      
161-357 1951      
299-619 1952      
0001-0160 1952      
0161-0470 1951-1952      
0475-0840 1952-1953      
0848-1897 1953-1954      
stratocaster,1954      
<6000 1954      
all electrics,1954 & after,number on neck-plate  
#numbers lowest seen highest seen year/neck date  
0001-6000's 1 10146 late  1954  
7000-8000's 3152 10798 1955  
01000's-08000's     1954-1963  
09000-16000's 7895 16957 1956  
17000-24000's 10604 28522 1957,some preceded by - or 0
25000-33000's 22526 40644 1958,some preceded by 0  
34000-43000's 22878 51593 1959  
44000-58000's 39993 66626 1960  
59000-70000's 55531 77754 1961  
71000-93000's 69520 96203 1962  
94000-99000's 81977 99924 1963  
L-series        
a few ………..     1962  
L00001-L19000's L00001 L60330 1963  
L20000-L59000's L08825 L92560 1964  
L60000-L99000's L23537 L99944 1965  
F-series(F on neck-plate)      
#numbers lowest seen highest seen year/neck date  
100000-110000's 100173 158977 1965  
120000-170000's 112172 261343 1966  
180000-210000's 156657 263115 1967  
220000-251000's 204352 262774 1968  
252000-291000's 224160 290835 1969  
292000-298000's 278916 304089 1970  
299000-344000's 261863 331031 1971  
345000-370000's 258495 654030 1972  
380000-530000's 316987 602615 1973  
540000-590000 417024 677199 1974  
600000-656000's 595121 717257 1975  
657000-660000's     1976  
670000-700000's     1971-1976