Need help identify first old bike

[stezell]

Not all prewar bicycles came equipped with a chainguard. They might have made a lot of them, but it doesn't mean they're all still around, lol! Welcome to the group.

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Sean

 

[rustystone2112]

A closer look is often needed. It's probably a different sweetheart. A good place to start looking is the hole where the crank drive pin goes, and all the other possible locations for that hole. You will probably start to see differences there, and in other hole shapes too.

Also always pay attention to whether it is 1/2" or 1" pitch. All the Schwinn sweethearts are 1" pitch, and so it this Colson, so it wont help in this case, but sometimes it does.

Pretty sure this is Schwinn 1/2 pitch

 

[bloo]

What year and model is it from?

 

[fordmike65]

The sweetheart chainring on the Colson is correct. Most manufacturers had their own variation of it including Schwinn, Colson, Huffman, Monark and Shelby.

 

[rustystone2112]

What year and model is it from?

?????? Got it years ago with some other parts

 

[Goldenrod]

Aren't these guys nice?