1937 Schwinn Roadster Serial Number

[rodan1963]

This bike is totally proper : Skip tooth , dog leg , sweet heart sprocket , motor bike frame / brazed , drop center wheels , new departure front spindle , Morrow rear hub /spindle , seat , handlebars , grips / coke ,chain guard , kick stand . It's serial number , very legible is 594 K . Can anyone confirm this serial number via other bikes of this vintage that they may have ?

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

Welcome, pictures would really help and often needed for correct information. Good luck

 

[bloo]

Post lots of pictures, and the folks around here can get close. Exact year may not exist for prewar Schwinns but you can get an idea. 594K is not any sort of a normal serial number for any Schwinn of that era, or possibly any era. Be sure to get a picture under the bottom bracket (crank).

Welcome to the CABE!

 

[Freqman1]

Like Bloo said not sounding like a Schwinn serial number. Pics=help

 

[mrg]

Hard to get any info without pics!

 

[Archie Sturmer]

It looks like a November 1936-K Colson blue rainbow frame in your other thread, and previous post.
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/serial-no-594k.199344/
It appears to be a less-common tall frame.

1930's Excelsior Double Bar Roadster Original Paint? | Classic Balloon Tire Bicycles 1933-1965

To bad about the weld repair by the crank . I believe the motor bike frames were brazed .

thecabe.com

I agree; nothing improper about Colsons.

Pre 1937 Colson serial number project | General Discussion About Old Bicycles

I'd like to compile a list of Colson serial numbers and take a stab at cracking the code. I have a few written down with a description of the bike and a few pics, but would appreciate any info other Cabe members would care to share. If possible, please post the serial number and a pic of the...

thecabe.com

If Colson started with the number #1 then the bike might have been the 594th one produced that month (or at least made it to the SN stamping point of manufacture); but if Colson started with an arbitrary number like #500, then it might be the 95th bike of that month.
“K” is the eleventh letter; and November is the 11th month. Colson resumed stamping a number (e.g., 7), for the year, in 1937, as had been done previously in 1935 and prior.