Post-war ladies Elgin

[kim_dude]

Picked this up off of CL yesterday. Haven't tried dating it by serial# yet but since its not skip tooth I'd say late 40's. It was painted with house paint in the 60s but I kind of like it so it will just be a clean and clear coat and new tires. Working on finding a double pan seat I can recover in leather that I have that matches the paint.

 

[B607]

I'd say that's a prewar bike. Only a few Elgin badged bikes were made after the war. The name was changed at that time to J.C. Higgins. The frame has ears for a dropstand which definitely puts it prewar. Gary

 

[1oldbikelover]

I agree with Gary; pre-war frame with assorted other parts, both pre and post! Cool bike. Now get it all cleaned up and let's go riding!

 

[kim_dude]

Sweet, even better. He had a skip tooth one also but was selling it without the wheels because they were blackout hubs.

 

[Jpromo]

Agreed. Circa 1939 or so but a serial will confirm that. It would have certainly been skiptooth originally, but whenever it was redone, the drivetrain was likely changed to the now 1/2" standard.