Pre-War(?) Hawthorne

[Rethaf44]

I am happy to have brought this old girl home yesterday. It’s been repainted so will take some gentle removal to see the serial number. I am wondering(hoping) that the frame is the same pink as the rims. Anyone have good results with any one particular product or process for evenly getting down to stock paint color On an entire bicycle? I do not have the facilities to dip the frame.

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Nice bike.
What kind of tires & wheels are those; single tube?

Project Hawthorne De Luxe: Putting a 100 year old bicycle on the road for $100 | General Discussion About Old Bicycles

nice job on the bike AND research!

thecabe.com

Looks like a pre-war CWC head badge.

 

[Adamtinkerer]

By the head badge pic, I'd say the second shade of blue is the original color. There are threads here about using Easy-Off oven cleaner to remove repaints. The rims are likely ivory/white under the pink.

 

[Dave Stromberger]

Year is probably 1938 or 1939. The pink on the rims was added later, as you can see there is some on the spoke nipples as well. They may have been chrome originally, or a matching/contrasting color to the frame.