Old Dayton

[marsupial]

My sister knows I like old bikes. She got this from one of her junk collector friends and brought this home and presented it to me as a late Christmas present. Really rusty, no dings on the frame of the bike but the fork looks tweaked and there's a good dent on the rear fender and chain guard. The rear hub is stripped, it's a skiptooth. Lots of broken spokes. Any experts have an idea on the age of this thing? What should I look for to help date it?

The basket has to go.

 

[SimpleMan]

Having a seat clamp dates it as a post war.....before that it was part of the frame. That frame style was used until '47. Nice find!

 

[Ratfink1962]

Kinda looks like the same frame as my 41 Western Flyer.

 

[American Vintage Bicycle Supply]

Its a 47. but to be for sure look at the serial number and make sure it starts with "7H".

 

[SimpleMan]

Heres an original '47 that I sold to rusty513 awhile back. Rat fink..they are basically the same frame. Yours has the ears for the seat post clamp as part of the frame. Easy way to tell a pre-war.

 

[marsupial]

Not as old as I had hoped, but still cool. I'm probably going to wait til it warms up to do anything with it beyond looking for parts.

 

[primemover]

cool present,regardless of year...

 

[KJV]

Heres an original '47 that I sold to rusty513 awhile back. Rat fink..they are basically the same frame. Yours has the ears for the seat post clamp as part of the frame. Easy way to tell a pre-war.

yeah, and if you wants parts.better hurry.
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