JC Higgins - Help Identify Year

[Freqman1]

here is the page, from the 1963 Sears catalog.

It is the basic, bottom of the line JC Higgins model for the year.
left hand side, under the tires, above the boys bike.

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I believe this is 1953 and not 1963. V/r Shawn

 

[piercer_99]

I believe this is 1953 and not 1963. V/r Shawn

sorry, I obviously was typing in the dark, to late at night.

it is 53.

thanks

 

[TieDye]

Nice score for SindeAnn.

 

[Adamtinkerer]

1954. Sears bikes have an extra S in the date code, not shown in the above chart. A '53 JCH would be stamped 'MOS S'. It can get confusing!

 

[tophook1]

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1954. Sears bikes have an extra S in the date code, not shown in the above chart. A '53 JCH would be stamped 'MOS S'. It can get confusing!

I have 2 j.c.Higgins coloflow bicycles with the glass reflectors on the tank & batwing headlight, that were my parents, both 26" my mother is 97 years old & told me they purchased both of them brand new in 1952 females bike serial number under the crank is MOD 137129. Under that # 502-288 , the. males bike serial number is MOD 502, -249 ,serial number 41207 MOS -N

 

[mrg]

I have 2 j.c.Higgins coloflow bicycles with the glass reflectors on the tank & batwing headlight, that were my parents, both 26" my mother is 97 years old & told me they purchased both of them brand new in 1952 females bike serial number under the crank is MOD 137129. Under that # 502-288 , the. males bike serial number is MOD 502, -249 ,serial number 41207 MOS -N

You should start your own thread with some pictures!

 

[Adamtinkerer]

I have 2 j.c.Higgins coloflow bicycles with the glass reflectors on the tank & batwing headlight, that were my parents, both 26" my mother is 97 years old & told me they purchased both of them brand new in 1952 females bike serial number under the crank is MOD 137129. Under that # 502-288 , the. males bike serial number is MOD 502, -249 ,serial number 41207 MOS -N

Well, the second bike would be '49 with the N, I'd like to see a pic of the first bike's numbers. Sometimes there's no date code, just a 3 digit model #.