Schwinn built post war funny ser#
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There was a big factory fire in 1948. All of Schwinn's records from before then went up in smoke which is probably why your bike's serial number isn't on a chart.
Schwinn used skip tooth drive into '53 at least. Murray used it into 1955, they were the last co. to phase it out. -Adam
When you find the number, post it up and we'll check it out. Is the number on the dropout or bottom bracket?
Those Schwinn serial charts are good considering the loss of records,re-use of numbers, etc. But they are far from complete. I have had at least 3 Schwinns I could not place in the charts. There are instances where the last number of one day and first number of the following day don't coincide, and at times leave huge gaps between them. Plus the stamping isn't always terribly deep, and over time letters and numbers resemble others. If you use the Angelfire chart, check out 1949, 7/14 F146384-F145902 obviously a typo, but it's the type of mistake that could cause confusion because the day before ends F145383, so if you're scanning through, you could be led to believe that 1000 numbers were skipped
http://www.angelfire.com/rant/allday101/SchwinnCodes2.html
That looks like a "C" after I zoomed in on it, and that's a number before the 1948 list of numbers. Estimating the number of bikes they made back then, it would date the bike to late 1946 or most probably early 1947.
That looks like a "C" after I zoomed in on it, and that's a number before the 1948 list of numbers. Estimating the number of bikes they made back then, it would date the bike to late 1946 or most probably early 1947.
I have an all original mens dx with a "c" serial # Just like the cat above me said its a '46-'47.. Re-cycle.com is a good source they break down characteristics of these bikes. The 1940s schwinnns have a different body style leading outa the neck to the bottom bar. I know nothing about female bikes I use em just for parts but check that website out its good for research.
