Tagged: Schwinn

The First American Balloon Tire Bicycle

The First American Balloon Tire Bicycle

  By Shawn Sweeney and Gary Meneghin   The Beginning Schwinn acquired the Excelsior and Henderson motorcycle companies in 1911 and 1914, respectively. Frank Schwinn, the son of the Schwinn company founder, Ignaz Schwinn,...

SchwinnSerialNumbers1948-1951

Schwinn Serial Numbers 1948-1951

Print, copy, or post anywhere you like. ————————————————————————————————————– Serial numbers under the bottom bracket: ————————————————————————————————————– TDM means Tandem, WZ and S or S-10 mean Whizzer, CT or C mean Cycletruck. ————————————————————————————————————– (1948) Date ————–...

SchwinnSerialNumbers1952-1969

Schwinn Serial Numbers 1952-1969

Print, copy, or post anywhere you like. ————————————————————————————————————– Serial numbers on left rear dropout, be brake arm/non-drive side axle nut. ————————————————————————————————————– (1952) Date ————- Serial #`s From —————– To 01/01 to 01/07 ——- A87594...

SchwinnSerialNumbers1970-1982

Schwinn Serial Numbers 1970-1982

Print, copy, or post anywhere you like. ————————————————————————————————————– Serial numbers are now on the lower left of the head tube, by the Schwinn badge on front of the frame ————————————————————————————————————– Numbering system: The first...