Looking to positively ID this frame.

[WillWork4Parts]

Just bought this frame, with another Klunker build in mind. Was thinking post war Columbia when I saw the shape of the top tubes, headtube, and large seatpost(turned out to be 13/16").

Then I realized the downtube is straight, it has drop stand ears(similar to CWC?), a funky upper fender bridge, and seat tube pinch bolt that is centered in the seat stays. Should make it prewar...

Has twist rivet marks in holes. Columbia brass headbadge doesn't quite fit and what I think is a Dayton/Huffman Firestone badge doesn't fit either.

The reproduction Columbia tank doesn't fit(frame hole too long) and the tubing really is quite beefy even thought the frame has rust bad enough to cause a few "skylights." Lol
Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Maybe middle to late 1930’s Snyder.
What is the serial number?

14–EH would likely be 1941 and reflect manufacture at Snyder’s Excelsior Michigan City Indiana factory.

About that time Montgomery Ward started to sell the curved down tube version of the Snyder streamlined motorbike frames; so maybe Snyder off-loaded the older straight tube frame bicycles to smaller hardware store customers?
Maybe a hardware store head badge?

One might check inside the head tube to ascertain if a refurbishment added new badge fastening holes and filled in any other holes?

Notice 2 different stamps for the number “1” or was the screwdriver one the letter “I”?

No predictions, but a “G” stamp might be for Goodyear or Goodrich?

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Sorry, of all things I managed to take a picture of...I forgot to post the S/N.

Snyder/Rollfast seems to be it, but what badge and year? The Rollfast badges I just spotted in that era, the rivets are on the little sides, not up and down.

 

[Freqman1]

Could have had any number of private label badges. Not all Snyder bikes were badged as Rollfast. V/r Shawn

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

Sorry, of all things I managed to take a picture of...I forgot to post the S/N. View attachment 1610809

Snyder/Rollfast seems to be it, but what badge and year? The Rollfast badges I just spotted in that era, the rivets are on the little sides, not up and down.

Could be a Wards Hawthorn they had some badges with side rivets

 

[J-wagon]

14–EH would likely be 1941 and reflect manufacture at Snyder’s Excelsior Michigan City Indiana factory.

Wow, @Archie Sturmer predicted 14 EH serial prior to pic post. Pretty good.

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Maybe middle to late 1930’s Snyder.
What is the serial number?

14–EH would likely be 1941 and reflect manufacture at Snyder’s Excelsior Michigan City Indiana factory.

About that time Montgomery Ward started to sell the curved down tube version of the Snyder streamlined motorbike frames; so maybe Snyder off-loaded the older straight tube frame bicycles to smaller hardware store customers?
Maybe a hardware store head badge?

One might check inside the head tube to ascertain if a refurbishment added new badge fastening holes and filled in any other holes?

Notice 2 different stamps for the number “1” or was the screwdriver one the letter “I”?

No predictions, but a “G” stamp might be for Goodyear or Goodrich?

Sorry, I just realized you edited your post. I think it's 14-LH....and yeah that oddly stamped G. The upper and lower stamps are different size fonts. Could be an I...can't say I've ever had another Snyder of this era to compare to. The important part is Snyder built bikes had the year inverse stamped in the S/N right?

I've got a couple department store badges that look like they'll work. They're basic aluminum though and more likely post war. I might try to mount one anyways and look for patched holes from the inside. The outside doesn't look modified/blended except for the dent on the back of that super thick head tube.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Resembles this Westfield/Columbia I have...

Rafael ~

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Resembles this Westfield/Columbia I have...

Rafael ~

View attachment 1968688

Yours is definitely Columbia with that Bean sprocket and what I'm going to call "shark fin" drop stand ear. That drop stand ear is pretty distinct.