Need info on a Hawthorne Flyer

[Bozman]

I just picked up this heavily over painted Hawthorne Flyer. Wrong 26 inch wheel set. But pretty complete save missing truss rods and needs a new seat. Serial number G75696.

Any idea of the year? It has a Morrow rear hub that I will eventually clean off but don't know if it's original to the bike because it's on a 26×1.375 wheel set.

Thank again for all your help

Boz

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[SKPC]

Not sure it is a Hawthorne. Badge looks added and not originally on the frame which looks Westfield or Great Western to me. These old "assortment bikes" or modified, painted and parts-swapped bikes are very hard to id. Doesn't look like a Hawthorne unless it is really early...mid-late 20's 28"-er regardless I believe.....(believe=don't know) Need better pics of fork crown, fender bridges and seat tube top cluster.

 

[Bozman]

Not sure it is a Hawthorne. Badge looks added and not originally on the frame which looks Westfield or Great Western to me. These old "assortment bikes" or modified, painted and parts-swapped bikes are very hard to i.d.. Doesn't look like a Hawthorne unless it is really early...mid-late 20's 28"-er regardless I believe.....(believe=don't know) Need better pics of fork crown, fender bridges and seat tube top cluster.

I'll take some more detailed pics and post them. I agree it does looks more Great Western or Westfield styled. I'll look at the Morrow hub and see what the date code reveals.

 

[Archie Sturmer]

“G” may indicate Westfield built about 1929-G, a crash bike. Chain ring looks like a Westfield from a distance. Seat post cluster looks Westfield from a distance.
Montgomery Ward did acquire bikes from Westfield, I believe after another local Chicago manufacturer, I believe after Great Western. So it might not be an either or, but perhaps a both.
Later, MW may have acquired bikes from the Snyder-Excelsior plant; and from the startup CWC after that.
I have seen a 1930-H Westfield-built MW Hawthorne with a 5 flat ovals chain ring; it was a blue under some black repaint.
I have seen a 1927-E Westfield-built bike with another double “D” drive chain ring for another retailer.
Your bike looks mostly complete standard 19” double bar drop frame; maybe add some modern 700 wheels. Also, looks nice to me, as is.

 

[Bozman]

Thanks Archie! I'm going to strip the paint down on this one and put on some Blunt 35 700c rim sets on this bad boy!

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Another better look at chain ring reminds me of 6-arm Schw. Henderson.
Westfield did not use cranks with a drive pin; and had 5-arms.

Or it could be original, like the post ad above.
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/sprocket-compilation-pic-heavy.41683/page-8#post-913296