Does anyone know what this tank goes on?

[LIFE OF SCHWINN]

Guessing a dept store bike, but not sure?

 

[mrg]

50's Snyder built ( Rollfast ) and they also built for a few Dept. stores.

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Also, looks similar to Evans tanks.

Fairly flat-sided too.
Definitely not a department-store Schwinn.

 

[LIFE OF SCHWINN]

Thanks. My friend has a Snyder. I'll see if he wants it...

 

[mrg]

Wow, never realized how close the Evens/Colson and Snyder tank are, I guess it's down to the little angle on the bottom front?

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Wow, never realized how close the Evens/Colson and Snyder tank are, I guess it's down to the little angle on the bottom front?

Not sure if if the screw holes being on the right or left sides would be a clue, (did Snyder switch at some point in time?).

What might be hard to see are the edges of the tanks. I believe that Evans tanks had more of a (scraping) cookie-cutter edge (perhaps only on the bottom), while Snyder tank edges might have been rolled or bent inward (upward to cup water).

Snyder did have more variations (over more years). Snyder tanks would be more likely, just more of them.

Evans frames had a short seat tube mast which might explain the different angle in front (more square).

 

[mrg]

not sure but there were more variations on the Syder tank over the years.