what year is my Elgin frame?

[s1b]

Trying to find out what year my Elgin frame is. The number is F49529. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Balloontyre]

1941 if its a Westfield, can you post a couple pics please, it would help.

 

[s1b]

I will try to get pics later.

1941 if its a Westfield, can you post a couple pics please, it would help.

 

[s1b]

Here are a couple pics

 

[bricycle]

F= '41, but that definately looks more like early '30's to 1936.

 

[Balloontyre]

F= '41, but that definately looks more like early '30's to 1936.

Ya, what Bri said...

 

[Gary Mc]

I believe your bike is a 1928 Westfield built bike, specifically Model F-9…….Motobike. 1928 also used "F" serial numbers and the third number "9" denotes the model #. These came both with & without tanks dependent on model, Model F-9T would have had a tank (equipped).

Frame is very similar to my 1927 Westfield built Stutz motor-bike seen below. The cross bar on your bike is spread a little further than mine but I have seen a 1930 model Westfield motor-bike that is the same spread as yours looking at the seat post.

 

[bricycle]

I think Gary nailed it....maybe RMS will chime in....

 

[Gary Mc]

The one thing that's throwing me off on this bike is the chain ring. It is similar to those used on Elgin's but is not the exact same as any reference pics I have on late 20's/early 30's Elgins. Are you sure it's an Elgin? Here's a 1930 Elgin I pulled off an old thread with the same cross bar spread as yours I referenced earlier:

 

[s1b]

The chain ring was just put on there I believe. My 1918 Adlake had the same ring. There was a Elgin headbadge on it, BUT I just got the frame in a later deal.