Monark Rocket help please

[sprocket]

I have recently gotten a Rocket I am seeking more information on please. I have been able to identify by the badge on the bottom bracket that it is between a 46-54. Who made the frame ? The model number is 3109, the serial number best I can make out is 074037. Thanks for your replies. I am going to be needing a few pieces when I know more about what I have, thanks again.

 

[thunderbeard]

Pics?

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[sprocket]

I'll get some posted up, thanks.

 

[Bicycle808]

Monark made their own frames in the 50s.

 

[Rustinkerer]

A 74K number generally dates to 1940, before the ID tags. A 740K number would indicate 1950, more likely. Monark numbers are known to vary from the norm though. -Adam

 

[piercer99]

this is off a '54 I had.

perhaps it can help you on your id.

Sorry for it being so blurry, it is the only photo I have of the plate.

 

[sprocket]

Thanks. That's where I got my information from also. I have used some tips posted here to remove the head and lower badge. I have stripped the frame down for either powder coating or paint, not sure which way yet. The bike was (re)painted(?) red and white over what looks like a salmon color.

 

[sprocket]

What I'd like to find out, not that it means everything, is what year it is, and what the model number represents. Old bikes can be like old cars, when they have gone thru a few owners and things have been changed, one has to seek information to see what it had when it rolled out the factory doors

 

[The Black Monark]

Maybe you can remove the over-paint?

 

[sprocket]

The original color appears to be salmon.

 

[The Black Monark]

The original color appears to be salmon.

Yes, maybe you can recover it?

 

[oddrodal]

I just picked up a 20" in that color. salmon/black. haven't checked the # yet