Can anyone out there and date this Schwinn serial number

[Glenn Rhein]

I’m trying to date the Schwinn Bike any help would be appreciated

 

[Junkman Bob]

i looked up real quick ... the lazy way but here u go anyways

 

[Glenn Rhein]

I looked up they’re too and came up with the 57 but the serial numbers here on the cabe all have a letter in front

 

[Dave K]

57 would be on the rear dropout.

 

[Glenn Rhein]

Thanks

 

[Just Jeff]

Looks to me that the first digit is a Z. If so, i found a date code of 9/21/1950

 

[Rivnut]

How about a picture of the entire bike?

 

[Glenn Rhein]

Bike is for sale locally for fair price if it’s right

 

[atencioee]

Being the the serial is under the bottom bracket, it has to be older than 1952 (before Schwinn moved the serial #s to the rear dropout) and being that you are unable to find record of that number, other than 1957, it's more likely that frame of yours was built before the August 1948 fire that destroyed the records prior to the fire.

 

[atencioee]

Actually, I take what I said back if that is indeed a Z, instead of a 7, then @Just Jeff is correct and that's a 1950.