Need help dating my Elgin

[Adamtinkerer]

Looks like Joseph Finn's bike was the beginning of the S stamp. Sometime early postwar, it expanded to 'MOS' + the year code. Not to be confused with the "MOD 502", which was only a supplier code for Sears.

 

[Rivnut]

Yesterday FedEx dropped this off for me. It's what I believe to be a 40, based on and SE stamp, and it has the Sears MOD 502 stamp.. But the stamp SE stamp is very small and it must have been stamped at the end of the day by a very small woman - barley made dent

It came packed in pieces and it's all there. What I cannot find is a picture/illustratio of another one like it. Mine has the white truss rods, but the front fender has no provision for a headlamp and it has two braces. Most I've seen with truss rods have only a single brace. Any thoughts? Because it's totally disassembled I don't think posting a picture would do any good at this time. But here's a picture of the stampings.

SE


MOD 502 191

SER 86642

Thanks,
Ed

 

[piercer_99]

I have what I believe to be a 1939 or 1940 Elgin girls bike. I am hoping the experts here can set me straight. I have noticed that some Elgins in these years had a solid sprocket and some a slotted one like mine. Which one is older? Also when did they have the neck shroud?

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how's this bike coming along?

 

[Rivnut]

Wildman asked earlier about dates based on solid or slotted sprockets. Isn't this more of a sign of who manufactured the bike rather than age?

 

[Euphman06]

I believe so. I think the single slotted crank is Westfield, and the more slotted one is Murray.

 

[saladshooter]

Westfield built double slot.

 

[Euphman06]

Westfield built double slot.View attachment 1205241

Touche

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[TieDye]

My 39 Murray built has a double slot one.