Montgomery Ward Hawthorne Bicycle Serial Numbers

History Part 4 Ome Banjos. Ended up selling the ODE Banjo division, which was part of Baldwin-Gretsch. I should have checked the serial number of that. This numbering code started in the early 1970's, after Baldwin moved the Ode banjo works to Arkansas from Colorado. There were several earlier numbering systems used before the buyout and the move. This one made the most sense by far. The first 2 numbers are the month, second 2 are the year, and the third 2 numbers are the individual piece. Before Baldwin bought the Ode company, there were a lot of models, and Baldwin pared the line down to just 4. The Odes went through a lot of evolution very fast, so there are a lot of variations, especially in the metal-rimmed banjo series. ODE Instruments Ome Banjos. ODE Instruments| Historic OME Instruments (find your old banjo. 1965 Ode (lower quality: 1.7MB PDF) 1967 Baldwin Ode (best quality.

I have quite a number of CWC (Cleveland Welding Company) frames and bicycles and all have been correctly dated and logged by a man that is accumulating CWC data in hopes of eventually having a website for it. Nowhere in CWC production is there a serial number with a 4 digit numerical suffix. From 1935 to the late 1940s all serial numbers started with a single letter followed by a 5 digit number. Starting in 1948 suffixes were added to the same serial number arrangement starting with AC, ACW and CW. In 1952 the last two digits from the year of production followed a Cw suffix - i.e. Cw52 for 1952 and this lasted till the end of CWC production in 1956. So I guess the long story is with that serial number it was not manufactured by CWC.

Nov 21, 2010 - Classic & Vintage - Hawthorn Bike from 1950's - I have a Hawthorn bike with Serial #D made for Montgomery Ward. I have quite a number of CWC (Cleveland Welding Company) frames and bicycles and all. Missing front fender light, otherwise complete and original. Serial number E96746 53CW. Vtg Hawthorne Girls Bicycle, Green, Montgomery Ward,.

Since this is the only company I collect that is all I can tell you. Hope that helps a little.