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Postwar Rollfast I Think

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Finally riding a big boys bike
Just picked this up with several other balloon-tire bikes. This is the most complete (and rideable).

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Any thoughts on year or estimate? I'm told with forward-facing rear dropouts, it's post-war. Any other clues? I found a serial no. below seat tube E025850. This should clean up nicely.
 
I saw another post with a 64 SN and he says that's backwards for 1946. Based on that, I think I have a 1948. It looks like 04 SN, but I think part of the "8" is covered in paint or worn away, similar to the "4" not completely showing.
 
1949-E.
The accent darts are of the more deluxe style, and the Harris chain ring sprocket looks like an easy pedaling 24-tooth.
If possible, the short goose/swan neck stem might be lowered, if the fork steering tube is not bulged too much.
 
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Archie did you see the fine Budweiser engineering on the stem? Tell me more
About the Harris chainring. I guess you figured that out based on its pattern (?).
1949-E.
The accent darts are of the more deluxe style, and the Harris chain ring sprocket looks like an easy pedaling 24-tooth.
If possible, the short goose/swan neck stem might be lowered, if the fork steering tube is not bulged too much
 
I have a later 1949-E girls Rollfast; (E068..., acquired before I learned the reduced value of girls bikes). It has a 52-tooth flying-R’s Rollfast chain ring sprocket with a Bendix (20-T?) coaster brake hub. DP Harris hardware used the “H” chain ring sprockets on their more deluxe (expensive) models. The usual 26-tooth version has 5+1 H’s. The smaller 24-tooth versions can be found in both 4+1 H’s (like yours), or 5+1 H’s.
Not sure when Rollfast stopped using the 1” pitch, skip tooth drive trains.
Never seen an H-sprocket with 1/2” pitch.
 
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Those light stampings, I'm sure the guy who stamped it never dreamed folks would be scratching their heads over it 70+ years later!!! Also, 'SN' is believed to indicate the NY Snyder factory. 'EH' was the "Excelsior" factory in Indiana.
 
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