Williams          
           
           
Models and s/n Y M D Remarks Ref.
           
           
No. 1          
  1891     Curved keyboard, 3 row, decorated frame, paper feed roll behind the platen 4
my personal guess: up to 5.000 later     Straight keyboard, 3 row, paper feed roll behind the platen 4
           
           
No. 2          
my personal guess: 5.000 to 20.000 1897     Straight keyboard, 3 row, paper feed roll behind the platen 4
           
           
No. 3          
my personal guess: 3 series have probably s/n of their own, starting at 1 again 1897     Model 2 with large carriage (probably Model 1 based as well, according to Reference :5) 4
           
           
No. 4          
my personal guess: over 20.000 1900     4 key rows, paper feed roll in front of the platen 4
        Models with only capital letters for telegraph offices reported 5
           
Williams junior 3          
  1904     Model 2 with paperfeed roll in front of the carriage, but 3 row keyboard and with large carriage 4
           
           
No. 5          
  1904     4 key rows, 48 keys, paper feed roll in front of the platen 4
           
           
No. 6          
  1904     4 key rows, 48 keys, paper feed roll in front of the platen 4
  1909     production of all Williams machines ended 4