| Crude Approximation of Distin Serial Numbers and Associated Addresses by Year | |||||
| Year | Serial # | Company Identification | Address | Partner(s) | |
| 1849 | 1 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 31 Cranbourne St., Leicester Square, London | ||
| 1850 | 701 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 31 Cranbourne St., Leicester Square, London | ||
| 1851 | 1401 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1852 | 2101 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1853 | 2801 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1854 | 3501 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1855 | 4201 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1856 | 4901 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1857 | 5601 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1858 | 6301 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1859 | 7001 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1860 | 7701 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1861 | 8401 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1862 | 9101 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1863 | 9801 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1864 | 10501 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1865 | 11201 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1866 | 11901 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1867 | 12601 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1868 | 13301 | Henry Distin & Co., Maker | 9 & 10 GT. Newport St. London | ||
| 1868 | 20000 | Boosey & Co. | 295 Regent St., London | ||
| 1869 | Boosey & Co. (Distin promotes concerts) | 295 Regent St., London | |||
| 1870 | 21000 | Boosey & Co. (Distin promotes concerts) | 295 Regent St., London | ||
| 1871 | 23000 | Boosey & Co. (Distin tends bar/performs) | 295 Regent St., London | ||
| 1872 | 25000 | Boosey & Co. (Distin tends bar/performs) | 295 Regent St., London | ||
| 1873 | 27000 | Boosey & Co. (Distin tends bar/performs) | 295 Regent St., London | ||
| 1874 | 29000 | Boosey & Co. (Distin tends bar/performs) | 295 Regent St., London | ||
| 1875 | Boosey & Co. (Distin tends bar/performs) | 295 Regent St., London | |||
| 1876 | N/A | Supervisor at Martin Pollman & Co. | 31 Courtlandt Street, New York | ||
| 1877 | N/A | Supervisor at Martin Pollman & Co. | 31 Courtlandt Street, New York | ||
| 1878 | N/A | Supervisor at Martin Pollman & Co. | 31 Courtlandt Street, New York | ||
| 1878 | 1 | Henry Distin, Maker (HY Distin, Maker) | 78 East 4th Street, New York | F.W. Busch | |
| 1879 | 151 | Henry Distin, Maker (HY Distin, Maker) | 285 to 355 Bowery, New York | F.W. Busch | |
| 1879 | by 233 | Henry Distin, Maker (HY Distin, Maker) | 386 Bowery OPP 5th str | F.W. Busch | |
| 1880 | 451 | Henry Distin, Maker (HY Distin, Maker) | 115 to 121 East 13th Street near 4th Ave. | F.W. Busch | |
| 1881 | 751 | Henry Distin, Maker (HY Distin, Maker) | 42 Courtlandt Street, New York | Moses Slater | |
| 1882 | 1051 | (Distin & Pincus, publishers - in PA) | (identical Slater instruments @42 Courtlandt?) | Pincus/Slater? | |
| 1883 | 1351 | Henry Distin Mfg. Co. + Distin & Pincus | Pincus/Pepper | ||
| 1884 | 1951 | Henry Distin Mfg. Co. | 114 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia | JW Pepper Co. | |
| 1885 | 2551 | Henry Distin Mfg. Co. | 114 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia | JW Pepper Co. | |
| 1886 | 3151 | Henry Distin Mfg. Co. | 114 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia | JW Pepper Co. | |
| 1887 | 3751 | Henry Distin Mfg. Co. | 917 Filbert Street, Philadelphia | JW Pepper Co. | |
| 1888 | 4351 | Henry Distin Mfg. Co. | 917 Filbert Street, Philadelphia | JW Pepper Co. | |
| 1889 | 4951 | Henry Distin Mfg. Co. | 917 Filbert Street, Philadelphia | JW Pepper Co. | |
| 1889 | 5000 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | ||
| 1890 | 5750 | (Distin retires, Brua Keefer in charge) | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1891 | 6500 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1892 | 7250 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1893 | 8000 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1894 | 8750 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1895 | 9500 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1896 | 10250 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1897 | 11000 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1898 | 11750 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1899 | 12500 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1900 | 13250 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1901 | 14000 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1902 | 14750 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1903 | 15500 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1904 | 16250 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1905 | 17000 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1906 | 17750 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1907 | 18500 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1908 | 19250 | Made by Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| 1909 | 20000 | Brua C. Keefer Company | 814 Walnut St., PO Box 474, Williamsport | Brua Keefer | |
| Notes: | |||||
| 1) This list assumes that addresses continue unchanged during periods where evidence is lacking | |||||
| 2) This list assumes the same volume of production every year at each location, averaging error relative to actual volume | |||||
| 3) 1882 is an unknown, but Slater horns precisely matching the Slater built Distin from 1881 exist. | |||||
| 4) No examples of a "Distin" label were found between 832 and 1329, but the series is assumed continuous | |||||
| 5) There are two reports of horns with serial numbers not matching the series for that location, neither has been | |||||
| directly examined and thus they are presumed anomalies either of reporting, or possible re-use of a return/scrap. | |||||
| 6) Starting points are arbitrary, chosen to capture the serial number range believed to roughly match. Assume an | |||||
| accuracy of, at best, +/- one year. | |||||
| 7) Williamsport placement of serial numbers departs from the years noted by Farrar - average volume determines. | |||||