Hello...
According to our factory records, this bicycle is what remains of a 1948 Monark Super Deluxe.
It is missing the following:
• Original saddle
• Original fender headlight (present unit installed is not Monark)
• Original crank and sprocket
• Original spring fork complete assembly
• Original grips
• Original pedals
The basket, stem-mounted ball headlight and several other parts are far newer than the bicycle and were never on it when first made.
Hope this helps.
Leon Dixon
National Bicycle History Archive of America
(NBHAA.com)