Spare parts catalog III Question about authenticity

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Drew Saunders · #1 Post by **Drew Saunders** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:35 am

Hi
I'm sure this subject has been covered before but I need some help with a 356A Spare parts catalog that I have acquired.
I have read and re-read Charlie's great 356 literature site and he states that there are three types of catalog, Early, late and Stoddard reprint.

The one I have acquired looks like the Stoddard reprint cover (as per the pictures on Charlie's site) but the first page looks very much original.

Any help or tips on how to date this catalog gratefully accepted.
Regards
Drew
United Kingdom

John Brooks · #2 Post by **John Brooks** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:06 pm

I think the date is in the lower right corner of the cover page

Brad Ripley · #3 Post by **Brad Ripley** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:34 pm

Looks to be a factory version. The Stoddard reprints had this on the back of title page:

Charlie White · #4 Post by **Charlie White** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 2:18 pm

Agree with Brad!

CW

Vincent Gillespie · Wed Feb 15, 2017 3:53 pm

As a matter of interest what difference would it make in terms of a reference book?

Drew Saunders · #6 Post by **Drew Saunders** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:18 pm

Thanks Brad and Charlie
I will take delivery of this catalog tomorrow so I will post some pictures of the inside front page so that we can work out it's origins.
Vincent, I understand your question but I think we all need to understand what is an original factory period publication and one that was reproduced.
Regards
Drew
United Kingdom

Charlie White · #7 Post by **Charlie White** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:34 pm

Vincent,

There really is no meaningful differences between the original
and the later factory reprints, and the even later Stoddard reprint,
as far as content and usefulness!!

CW

Drew Saunders · #8 Post by **Drew Saunders** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 3:04 am

Hi Brad and Charlie
The Catalog arrived yesterday and this is the inside of the first page.

So does this mean that it is an original?
And if so does that mean there are four versions, early, late, this one and the Stoddard reprint?

Regards
Drew

Benjamin Abraham · #9 Post by **Benjamin Abraham** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:11 pm

Hello, I am sure this has been asked before.... but here goes: I came across this spare parts catalog that I have not seen before and after doing a lot of searching I cannot get any further along in my discovery. The binder seems to be one of those older "loose leaf" binders.