In a message dated 5/25/2007 10:54:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, antqflea at yahoo.com writes: I am wondering what the earlest surviving serial number known for the edison square Top Standard is , can anyone share a known number less than 500? =========== Several years ago I bought #283 from Charley Hummel. Significantly, it did have a gear cover. As with early Homes, these were assembled out of sequential order and there's no clear cut-off point for certain features. I subsequently sold that one but still have 803, admitted higher than your 500 level but still very early. It has a gear cover as well, and is in near-mint original condition. Number 4 is illustrated in Frow's book, the owner is not mentioned. Best regards, Rene Rondeau ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.