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Monark Built TANKLESS 5bar thread(Hawthorne Twin)

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Yeah, lots of differences. The oddest one is that light tho. I've also seen it on a couple CWC Hawthornes, but never Monark. Strange....
Maybe that light is more of a Hawthorne(MW) thing than a manufacturer characteristic. Like the upswespt chainstays on both Snyder and CWC built Zeps. Then it seems that CWC adopted it as their own. Hmmmm.....
 
Nothing really new here, but it was always frustrating, to not be able to read the text in the blurry reprints of this advertisement previously posted.
Fall37/Winter38 Montgomery Wards catalog.
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One interesting note, was the mention of the Indian Red model being equipped with the New Departure coaster brake, and the Dark Blue model being equipped with the Morrow brake.
Color/Equipment specific?
Interesting!
In the equipment specifications section it just says, Morrow or New Departure, so it's not really clear, if that was actually the case.
Based on the catalog evidence, it appears that this particular model was only made for a few months spanning the Fall of 1937 and the Winter of 1938.
Also of note, is the price fluctuations for each of the three catalogs.
$24.88 for Christmas of 1937
$27.95 for Winter of 1938
$26.95 for Summer of 1938 (issued with equipment alterations)
 
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Nothing really new here, but it was always frustrating, to not be able to read the text in the blurry reprints of this advertisement previously posted.
Fall37/Winter38 Montgomery Wards catalog.View attachment 868332

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One interesting note, was the mention of the Indian Red model being equipped with the New Departure coaster brake, and the Dark Blue model being equipped with the Morrow brake.
Color/Equipment specific?
Interesting!
In the equipment specifications section it just says, Morrow or New Departure, so it's not really clear, if that was actually the case.
Based on the catalog evidence, it appears that this particular model was only made for a few months spanning the Fall of 1937 and the Winter of 1938.
Also of note, is the price fluctuations for each of the three catalogs.
$24.88 for Christmas of 1937
$27.95 for Winter of 1938
$26.95 for Summer of 1938 (issued with equipment alterations)
You're an angel Marty! Thank you!
 
Nothing really new here, but it was always frustrating, to not be able to read the text in the blurry reprints of this advertisement previously posted.
Fall37/Winter38 Montgomery Wards catalog.View attachment 868332

View attachment 868333

View attachment 868334

View attachment 868335

View attachment 868336

View attachment 868337
One interesting note, was the mention of the Indian Red model being equipped with the New Departure coaster brake, and the Dark Blue model being equipped with the Morrow brake.
Color/Equipment specific?
Interesting!
In the equipment specifications section it just says, Morrow or New Departure, so it's not really clear, if that was actually the case.
Based on the catalog evidence, it appears that this particular model was only made for a few months spanning the Fall of 1937 and the Winter of 1938.
Also of note, is the price fluctuations for each of the three catalogs.
$24.88 for Christmas of 1937
$27.95 for Winter of 1938
$26.95 for Summer of 1938 (issued with equipment alterations)

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Wow!
That is some pretty interesting evidence right there.
The only other original once I've seen were red, and they both had the New Departure brake.
I'll be really curious to see if the next blue one to show up, has the Morrow.
Maybe one little bit of info that was not gleaned about these bikes before.
 
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