Serial Numbers

Serial Numbers

A crowdsourced archive of classic lightweight frame numbers, logged by the people who own the machines. Look one up, compare yours against documented examples or add your own in under a minute — no account required.

Partial serials match too — three characters is enough to start. Spacing and punctuation do not matter.

Have a number to add?

Sixty seconds, no account needed. An editor reviews every entry, and your serial stays masked unless you say otherwise.

Log a serial number
Serials logged
23
and growing, one stamping at a time
Marques
16
from constructeurs to Keirin
Busiest decade
1960s
7 of the 23 machines
From build sheets
8
documented head to hub in Tech Specs
Serials by decade
1940s21950s41960s71970s61990s12000s1Undated2
Decade
Type
Country

The Registry

All 23 logged serials, by maker — masked entries show only their first characters, at the owner’s request

Log a Serial Number

Three short steps — only a serial number and a maker are required, and every entry is reviewed before it is published
1

The number

Letters, numbers and punctuation, exactly as they appear on the frame.

2

The machine

Maker and year are enough — more detail is welcome but optional.

How sure is the year?
Add more detail (optional)

Please do not enter another living person’s name without their permission — describe former owners generally, for example “a French collector”.

A clear shot of the stamping helps an editor verify the entry — your own site, Flickr, Google Photos and the like.

3

You

Credit is public, your email stays private and the serial is masked unless you opt in.

The only name shown publicly — your real name and email are never published. Leave it as “private collection” if you prefer.

Only if you would like us to be able to follow up. It is never published.

Your IP address is recorded privately for moderation. You do not need an account to log a serial.

Reviewed by an editor before it appears — usually within a day.