Wards Hawthorne identification

[Uncle Spike]

Can someone tell me what model and maybe what year my family Montgomery Wards Hawthorne is? Thanks.

 

[ratrodz]

Looks like an late 34 Montgomery Wards Hawthorne badged Monark Silverking girls bike.

 

[Uncle Spike]

Looks like an late 34 Montgomery Wards Hawthorne badged Monark Silverking girls bike.

Serial number appears to be 1402

 

[Krakatoa]

Windowpane type frame lugs. Looks mostly complete and original. Rack is incorrect. Missing bottom cap of Delta battery tube.

@Glenn Rhein

 

[John Gailey]

It looks so unusual and tiny in the images. Is there a possibility it's a 20" bike?

 

[Uncle Spike]

It looks so unusual and tiny in the images. Is there a possibility it's a 20" bike?

Well its heavy as can be and seems pretty big to me. What part would I measure to determine? It has 24" tires

 

[GTs58]

Well its heavy as can be and seems pretty big to me. What part would I measure to determine? It has 24" tires

That would be a 24" bike then. It's the tire size that indicates what size a bike is. Frame size is a different deal.

 

[John Gailey]

24" tires gives it away. My bad. The head tube seems soooo long and the chainguard seems very short. Maybe it's just an illusion. I have had a couple beers.
Carry on among yourselves, I'm done.
Cheers

 

[Freqman1]

Some people luv'em but these 24" SKs always looked funky to me which is why I don't think I could ever own one--even a Wing Bar or Flocycle

 

[Glenn Rhein]

Nice early wards duralumin bike with another example of a Silver Ray light with back screw. Only came on first year bikes
Then went to the standard two side screws
After 34. Also has steel bars, steel truss rods and steel battery tube. All changed to aluminum the next year. Hard rubber seat was also changed the following year