new to me Hawthorne

I recently bought this from a fellow CABE'r. not precisely sure of the year, so if anyone has a way to pin it down I'd be grateful.
my best guess is late '40s. it's almost all correct, but a few small things will still need to be found. I plan on going through it a bit to make sure everything is opptimized and ready to ride and then it will make it to a Cyclone Coaster ride.

What the serial # done be? V/r Shawn

Freqman1 said:

What the serial # done be? V/r Shawn

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mmm...yummy!

so, it's a J

Is that a Cw stamp to the right under the grease?

I'm sure it's a 47 or 48

Scott,
I don't think the tape is stock. Does the arrow on the rear fender mean "this side down"?

I picked up a very similar Hawthorne this summer. Mine has been confirmed as a 1950 model.