Can you help me identify this?

[BrigmasterA]

So I have this bike(well it's actually my wife's)... I think it's a hawthorn(or is it hawthorne?)...I don't really know. Could someone help give me a clue as to where to look to identify it, ideas about it, etc... The main reason I think it's a hawthorn is it has these nifty chain adjusters on the back wheel... I can take and post more pics if needed. Any help would be appreciated. I'm pretty sure the chainguard is from a schwinn, only the badge is missing...

 

[dumpster_diver]

If that chainguard isnt a Wald (stamped somewhere --aftermarket accessories company) then it might be a Colson bicycle. It's a Prewar bike!

 

[chimichanga]

great score!

 

[BrigmasterA]

Thanks. I tore it down last night... My wife wants easier gears to pedal so I've now got a crank and chaindrive sprocket(stamped WALD inside) a chain(one of the links snapped...) and a rear wheel with split-tooth hub up for grabs if anyone needs it... I hate to see it go but she like lower-geared bikes... Some purist would probably shoot me for taking out the drivetrain but oh well. That's why I'm a ratter not a restorer. ;-) And that's why i'm here. It'll be 2-tone black and white. It's what she wants, and if Mama aint happy aint nobody happy.

 

[Rustinkerer]

That sprocket is definitely Hawthorne, and the frame is surely CWC (Cleveland Welding Co.), who made bikes for Ward's as well as Roadmasters. The curved rear frame stays are a dead giveaway! The pinstripes are very Elgin-esque, but I have a ladie's Hawthorne in the same funky green. The rack looks like a '20s motorbike era piece. Neat stuff! ~Adam

 

[BrigmasterA]

Thanks for everyon'e's input. Between here and the database over at the CABE, I've got it down to a pre-wwII Hawthorne. Thanks Everyone!