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A very tiny tweak of the front forks and the build is done. Might have a date code stamped on the bottom bracket shell.
 
According to this chart from The CABE, a stand-alone Cw stamp identifies a Series 3 bike and I'm guessing the 'G' prefix of the serial number suggests a late 1948 production date. A lot of these bikes were badged as Roadmaster, but not exclusively.

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These curvy frames always catch my eye. I didn't get any of the back story about this bike. It came up for auction at our local thrift shop. I won with the amazingly low bid od $26 Cdn. I was prepared to go as high as a hundred, but there were no other serious bidders. What a gift! I really appreciate my good fotune.
 

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