I have a es-125 I bought in 1966-67 in San Jose, CA. The serial # is V - 3772 - 9. According to the notes above this is a 1956 guitar - batch 3772 - 9th guitar of the batch.
It is in beautiful shape.
The question I have is the is the serial number is printed backwards - like you need to read it in a mirror. Was that the norm for these guitars?