CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY THIS FRAME?

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This was my first bike, has to be a 40's or 50's, I made a sting ray out of it when sting rays first came out... yea, that long ago. It is a 20'', had a coaster brake, had forks with hollow blades, it has no serial #'s... I guess never. Thought it might be able to be identified by the seat stays/chain stays, also the crank. which has a hole in it, no threads, instead of the usual pin coming out of the arm, to catch the sprocket. The chain guard looks kinda universal, but was on it when I was riding it way back when, with training wheels. The crank reads HO 5 CO on one side, (the "5" is probably arm length), and the other side has two backwards (1's and then a "y"), (or would it be Y11?), and a round insignia, with something inside it I can't make out. Would very much appreciate any info as to what manufacturer this bike might have been.
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Wow, that was quick... pretty amazing my name is Mark also, and my last name starts with an "M", don't tell me your middle initial is a "B", also...Any way don't see any signs of a name plate/badge, or much of anything, the hole for what looks like a locator pin for the kickstand, to keep it from rotating, may be another clue for someone?
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weird..middle initial is A.I have a frame Very similar but 26" thats a Monark...I bet Crassly will know... :wink:
 
Monark Rocket. Single tube construction between the seat post and seat stays and flattened tube between seat post and chain stays. Few years back I had one in very nice original condition.
 
Thank You, crassy, How rare were 20'' Monarchs? I can't express how much this means to me. Actually how many people have any part of their first bike? This bike was part of my past, I guess that is where the whole madness started. Thanks!
 

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