Hello everyone,
I'm back for build-off 11. I purchased this Hawthorne from the Ann Arbor, Michigan bike show last month. My plan was to do a bike for my wife and the idea is "anything she wants". Not sure if this is a good idea, but happy wife - happy life.
So I guess you can call this a husband/wife build but a very basic rebuild, repaint, new tires etc. etc. no cutting, no welding very low budget build. I'm thinking of doing a lace paint job on the fenders and possibly recovering a seat with whatever material she chooses.
Here is my start.
I believe this is called a Hawthorne 4 bar (please correct me if i'm wrong) and it is my guess around 1950, H.P Snyder built???
I know very little about this frame, so if anyone can provide me with more information, I would appreciate it.
Serial # appears to be 05EH
Head badge is a little beat up. perhaps from a basket.
I'm back for build-off 11. I purchased this Hawthorne from the Ann Arbor, Michigan bike show last month. My plan was to do a bike for my wife and the idea is "anything she wants". Not sure if this is a good idea, but happy wife - happy life.
So I guess you can call this a husband/wife build but a very basic rebuild, repaint, new tires etc. etc. no cutting, no welding very low budget build. I'm thinking of doing a lace paint job on the fenders and possibly recovering a seat with whatever material she chooses.
Here is my start.
I believe this is called a Hawthorne 4 bar (please correct me if i'm wrong) and it is my guess around 1950, H.P Snyder built???
I know very little about this frame, so if anyone can provide me with more information, I would appreciate it.
Serial # appears to be 05EH
Head badge is a little beat up. perhaps from a basket.