1939 Hawthorne???

[Decedent]

Hey all. Need a little help with this Hawthorne. Seller told me it was a '39 so I'm just looking for some more info. Serial looks to be D24743. What do ya all think?

 

[Wildcat]

Maybe a model like this one? Just guessing.

Here's the thread the pic is from:
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/old-hawthorne-193-no-idea.26695/

 

[1oldbikelover]

Straight down tube a good indication it's a '39 or older. Nice find!

 

[Wildcat]

I've heard if the rear fender bridge is curved, it's Snyder, but a straight bridge is CWC, like yours.

 

[CrazyDave]

If ya look on the underside of the BB there will be a serial #. Post it up here and I am sure we can narrow it down. Thats a great bike I have a couple similar and all ride well. I am guessing the serial starts with C or a D.

 

[Bicycle808]

Frame and sprocket say "cwc;" not sure if the fork matches

 

[Decedent]

If ya look on the underside of the BB there will be a serial #. Post it up here and I am sure we can narrow it down. Thats a great bike I have a couple similar and all ride well. I am guessing the serial starts with C or a D.

Yep the serial is D24743

 

[Decedent]

I've heard if the rear fender bridge is curved, it's Snyder, but a straight bridge is CWC, like yours.

Oh I didnt know that. Cool

 

[Decedent]

I was also wondering if it was a 39, wouldn't it have a skip tooth sprocket? I haven't seen any like this without.

 

[Wildcat]

I had thought that was a Monark (from the 50's) chain wheel, because it wasn't skiptooth, and someone had changed out the drivetrain. But your rims match, so it might be the way it came. I also thought everything back then was skiptooth. I'll do some research and see if I can find something.

 

[Bicycle808]

Hunh... i should've looked closer.... I've seen pre-war skiptooth CWC sprockets like that, but they have 5 little jawns in'm; the sprocket on the bike in the OP is 1/2"-pitch and, more importantly, it has 6 jawns.... that's pretty much gotta be a Monark sprocket, as they tend to have 6 and be 1/2"-pitch...

 

[Wildcat]

The cranks are a lot shinier than the chain wheel too. I wonder if they had a cog that fit the original rear hub.
Wouldn't a Hawthorne have had this chain wheel?

Still takes nothing away from a great old bike!

 

[Decedent]

The cranks are a lot shinier than the chain wheel too. I wonder if they had a cog that fit the original rear hub.
Wouldn't a Hawthorne have had this chain wheel?
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Still takes nothing away from a great old bike!

I have 53 CWC with that chainwheel. So maybe it was changed out at some point with later model set up.

 

[CrazyDave]

With that serial I would say it is late 38 or 39. I think the seat,fork, bars and stem are from a later bike.

 

[Decedent]

With that serial I would say it is late 38 or 39. I think the seat,fork, bars and stem are from a later bike.

I really appreciate all the info. Thanks