Sometimes stolen or abandoned bikes were re-numbered by police departments before being sold at auction. One possibility is the LPD number refers to a police department. If my assumptions are right, your bike would prove that this style frame remained in production longer than any previous evidence I have seen would suggest. I have a girls CWC Western Flyer in my collection that is H88113. The torque-star chain ring didnt appear until 1940 so if it is original to your bike that would date it to 1940-1942. Hawthorne used three different chain rings on their full size prewar balloon models, the snowflake the speed-comet and the torque-star (my names). Montgomery Ward Hawthorne Bicycle S Full Size Prewar Balloon That frame style typically dates to 1938-1939 but I think yours is later. Your Hawthorne is definitely prewar and is one of the models made for Montgomery Ward by Cleveland Welding. If you post a picture of the bike with detail shots of the frame (The crank hanger from above and below, rear drop outs and the upper rear fender bridge are useful) the model and year can probably be deduced. Later prewar models have serial numbers which may cross manufacturers lines and relate to codes specific to M-W.Įither way I dont believe any lists of serial numbers for M-W are readily available. Montgomery Ward Hawthorne Bicycle S Serial Numbers NotĮarly prewar balloon bikes seem to have serial numbers not specifically coded to M-W.
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