Tank found at Yardsale/ID Help please

[sandmountainslim]

Found this old tank at a yardsale for four bucks and affixed it to my Schwinn. Can anyone tell me what it is from?? It doesn't fit my bike but for the money it works well enough. Thinking of painting it to match but I also like the patina

 

[kingfish254]

Girls tank for sure, not sure of make.

 

[sandmountainslim]

Girls tank for sure, not sure of make.

I can't make out the decal. Im thinking not a Schwinn but I could be wrong. I may paint it to blend in with my bike.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

The picture is too small to see, but it looks like a JC Higgins logo.

 

[sandmountainslim]

The picture is too small to see, but it looks like a JC Higgins logo.

It is a stylized "V"

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Are you in Sand Mountain Alabama?

 

[sandmountainslim]

Are you in Sand Mountain Alabama?

I sure am.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Not far from Gadsden then neighbor!

 

[sandmountainslim]

Not far from Gadsden then neighbor!

Not far at all! I spent my teen years hanging around Camelot Music in Gadsden Mall hoping to take someone who looked like Debbie Gibson home with me .....never happened.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Sorry, she came home with me.
Does the 'V' look like this?

 

[sandmountainslim]

Sorry, she came home with me.
Does the 'V' look like this?

Yes V in a circle and it appears a small v inside the larger V

 

[sandmountainslim]

Paint it black or leave it as is? It sticks out like a sore thumb in it's original color but while painting would blend it I think it might also take away from it a bit. Thoughts?

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Sorry, she came home with me.
Does the 'V' look like this?

Hey, that tank looks familiar! [emoji16]


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[Rustinkerer]

• I think it's a CBC/Ross JCH tank. -Adam

 

[sandmountainslim]

• I think it's a CBC/Ross JCH tank. -Adam

Thanks! So JCH bikes were built by Ross?

 

[Rustinkerer]

Thanks! So JCH bikes were built by Ross?

Actually, very few were made by them, in the mid - late 50s. Sears' main supplier for bikes since 1938 was Murray. In 1956, they were busy building a new factory, and Sears turned to others to fill their orders. Many were sourced from NYC import co. Stelber, who also sold bikes with their own badge, and later, Iverson. Stelber also used parts from NY neighbors CBC/Ross, which may have helped w/Sears. Sears also sold bikes made by Monark, Westfield/Columbia, and in the 60s up, Huffy. -Adam