schwinn boy Joined Jan 4, 2012 Messages 347 Reaction score 678 Location Scottsdale, AZ Rating - 100% 2 0 0 Dec 25, 2014 #1 Who made it? What year is it? It's a skiptooth, It has peaked fenders and a Montgomery wards headbadge.
Who made it? What year is it? It's a skiptooth, It has peaked fenders and a Montgomery wards headbadge.
Wildcat Pro Member Joined Jan 21, 2009 Messages 11,471 Reaction score 18,645 Location Zambales, Philippines Rating - 100% 8 0 0 Dec 25, 2014 #2 Lucky dog! that's CWC built, Cleveland Welding Company. It looks like a 50's frame but I don't know that much about them, it may be pre-war. Here's a 53 CWC frame, bare metal:
Lucky dog! that's CWC built, Cleveland Welding Company. It looks like a 50's frame but I don't know that much about them, it may be pre-war. Here's a 53 CWC frame, bare metal:
Wildcat Pro Member Joined Jan 21, 2009 Messages 11,471 Reaction score 18,645 Location Zambales, Philippines Rating - 100% 8 0 0 Dec 25, 2014 #3 There should be a serial number on the bottom bracket. It may also have the Cw after the numbers with more numbers or another letter. That will probably give you the year as there are a few members here who can decipher it.
There should be a serial number on the bottom bracket. It may also have the Cw after the numbers with more numbers or another letter. That will probably give you the year as there are a few members here who can decipher it.
SCHWINNRAY69 Joined Feb 25, 2009 Messages 8,083 Reaction score 708 Location Connecticut Rating - 100% 10 0 0 Dec 28, 2014 #4 Yup, CWC. Looks like my '46 frame.
Rustinkerer Joined Jul 31, 2008 Messages 3,998 Reaction score 456 Location Newton, North Carolina Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Dec 28, 2014 #5 The M/W crest badge was new for 1950. I've seen that chain guard on '53s. -Adam