40-Hawthorne and 38 Mercury Ladys

[OneHorsePower]

Just scored these 2 ladys for pennys , also got a crank and skip tooth chainring in the deal

like my previous(first) prewar bike find , i am debating if its actually a Mercury or a Elgin 1938 is an assumption based on pictures ive seen .ill try to comfirm with the serrial number later

 

[Fv2]

I like the Hawthorne badge, I've never seen that one.

 

[OneHorsePower]

I like the Hawthorne badge, I've never seen that one.

its alluminum , looks great from a distance

 

[OneHorsePower]

Might do this with one of the 2 for MBBO

 

[OneHorsePower]

cleaned up

Front: Mercury is not the original paint , but the repaint was old and well done , original collor is ''Violet''

Back: Hawthorne use to be Blue , repainted red then stripped (this one will probably meet my grinder)