Greetings Steve: Only about 1000 B-VIII machines were sold. They did continue the serial numbers of the VIII. I surmise that they were introduced in October of 1914 and of course the factory fire in December 1914 stopped production of that model. Serials typical of the B-VIII range from 8800 into the high 9000s. Since they were built well the survival rate is likely 15% or better. There have been 10 on eBay in the last few years.
Hope that helps... Al _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
