Help id and value?

[Inocencio4]

Have this womens jc higgins bike was wondering what year/make it might be and how much it might be worth?

 

[Freqman1]

Mid ‘50s (‘54?) and about $125 tops. V/r Shawn

 

[bloo]

JC Higgins is a Sears brand. Murray built the bicycle. Probably in 1958 at a guess.

The incomplete smaller stamp looks like it could be MOTS-X. I am not well schooled in all the Murray numbers, but I do know that they sometimes added a letter for specific customers. MOT-X is 1958, S could be for Sears. The middleweight tires and fenders combined with early 50s styling are all consistent with 1958. The handlebars probably belong to some other bike.

 

[juvela]

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the "502" prefix in the Sears product item number indicates a cycle contract manufactured by Murray

they produced a tremendous number of models for Sears through the years...


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[Archie Sturmer]

Looks a lot like a 1959–Y model 502–4751… but might be a year older.

J.C. Higgins Women’s Bik | General Discussion About Old Bicycles

I picked this up today for $25.00, I know it is really rough. But, it will be a fun winter project. Any help dating it would be greatly appreciated! Randy P.S. then the guy gave me the pile of kids bikes, that I will rehab and give out at Christmas.

thecabe.com

 

[Adamtinkerer]

Looks a lot like a 1959–Y model 502–4751… but might be a year older.

J.C. Higgins Women’s Bik | General Discussion About Old Bicycles

I picked this up today for $25.00, I know it is really rough. But, it will be a fun winter project. Any help dating it would be greatly appreciated! Randy P.S. then the guy gave me the pile of kids bikes, that I will rehab and give out at Christmas.

thecabe.com

By the mid '50s, they were stamping the catalog #, with an extra 0 or 1 at the end, there it is right on the BB! Apparently they made it both years.