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Cleveland Welding S/N Project...See Page 58 Post 576 for chart

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Throwing my recently acquired one into the mix :)
I'm thinking mid-40's range

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Working on a few '36 Roadmasters, figured I should add the serial numbers to this list as they are odd, both are double bar roadsters one has a Hawthorne badge with horizontal screw holes, other has vertical Roadmaster size screw holes, both have small paisley chain rings and close chain stays with off center crank spacing, "V" forks etc.
Serial numbers are - get this:
X6820 : Vertical screw holes for Roadmaster badge
Z7995 : Hawthorne horizontal screws
maybe these are "Pre A" serial numbers or something, to borrow an early Porsche term?
by the way I'm looking for early chain guards for these, a 19 holer and a paisley hole, either or, one of each maybe
Thanks!

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Hi all. This is a wonderful site. I pick this up Friday for my fiancee to use at a local vintage bicycle ride/show (just missed this year's). What year would you estimate it, and what is correct/ wrong with it as it sits, other than the speedometer? Thanks!
 
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Hi all. This is a wonderful site. I pick this up Friday for my fiancee to use at a local vintage bicycle ride/show (just missed this year's). What year would you estimate it, and what is correct/ wrong with it as it sits, other than the speedometer? Thanks!

It was built between 50-54. Serial number will tell exact date.

The seat, chain guard and grips are wrong. Rims might be too.
 
Like @BillMetric above I am wondering about the earliest CWC serial numbers, as well as the X & Z numbers.

Here is a cool badged Non Pareil Bicycle Works St Louis USA SPEED Double Bar Roadster carcass I recently got. It has a very low A serial # with center punched dots...

Any insight would be appreciated!

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@CWCMAN

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