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Rollfast Bicycle - Does the S/N mean anything ?

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levinll

Look Ma, No Hands!
Can the serial # help identify the year this bicycle was made ?

Are some of the parts shown replacements items ?

I know nothing about bicycles so please pardon my ignorance.
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The curved down tube indicates a 1942 or later design, more streamlined model.
DP Harris “Rollfast” introduced the streamlined frame with a curved down tube about a year or so after Montgomery Ward.
I have seen 6-digit serial numbers on the seat tube mast on post-war bicycles, usually preceded by a letter; e.g., “A” starting in ~1945.
Maybe look for a letter and another digit to the left of the 23022.
 
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