The new Duralium model was the Silver Streak with the wing bar frame design. The 1938 Duralium bike had blue painted fenders, fender mounted horn light, rear one cell taillight, larger chainguard, battery tube on the down tube and white wall tires. All models had a new Gothic style fender, rear kickstands and a new feather type chainguard. The new "Zep" model featured new twin headlights, streamlined carrier with one-cell taillight, fork lock, chrome rims and whitewall tires. The Comet had a streamlined carrier, tank with built in horn, "Zep" fender light and painted rims.
The base model had the "Zep" headlight and basic carrier. The New Departure two speed coaster brake and front wheel brake were now available on all models. The Comet has the "Zep" light, standard Stewart-Warner speedometer, rear kickstand, painted rims, no chain guard and more plain 9 hole carrier.ġ938 found a new frame design with twin sloping top tubes that got closer towards the seat tube unlike the previous models parallel tubes. A new side stand, chrome Lobdell rims and fork lock are now on the top model and the rear carrier follows the lines of the rear fender. The new "Zep" light made be Delta with a small fin on the top. The top "Zep" model now switches to the twin curved top tube model with a smaller tank with integrated horn. The Senior model and Motorbikes appear to carry over. Features include a Stewart-Warner "Clipper" speedometer on the stem, Delta electric horn and light (fender mounted with a frame mounted battery tube), chainguard mounted to the sprocket, streamlined tail light, theft-proof head lock and a big streamlined Troxel saddle. There is a laminated steel spring behind the crank for a floating ride. The rear seat stay curve out past the rear axle and sweep back. A new "Flo-Cycle" Duralium bike is now available. There is also a new large streamlined saddle.įor 1937 the Duralium bikes get a self contained "Zep" headlight and frosted blue painted fenders. The top model with the large motorcycle tank gets a Persons speedometer and a new tubular carrier that follows the lines of the rear fender. The girls model loses the head light and braced handlebars but keeps the chain guard. The frame appears to be less streamlined at the head tube. The men's model loses the chainguard, brace handlebars and head light. The 1936 Duralium bikes appear to have minor changes. The single top tube Senior model bikes appear unchanged except for the head badge. This model also gains white wall tires and a chainguard. For 1936 the Moto bike style frame (middle top straight) gives way to the Sport model with double curved top tubes. The 1936 bikes appear to use a "paisley" pattern chain ring as opposed to the earlier "snowflake" design. The 19 head badges appear to have a M over W and for 1936 the badge changes to a winged H. The bike had braced handlebars and truss rods. There was a chrome plated chainguard on both the men's and ladies models. The wheelbase was stretched to fit adult size riders. The smaller wheel contributed to the light weight and gave a lower center of gravity. The bike had chrome plated fenders with a Delta light mounted on them (with a battery tube on the down tube) and 24 x 2.125 tires.
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The advantages that were listed in the catalog included lightweight, durable finish, no peeling or chipping and rust free construction. 1935 marks the introduction of the Duralium bikes made from aluminum. The Speed Line looks to have a longer front fender which is still made of stainless steel. All models featured a triple plate type fork crown.įor 1935 the Moto Bikes appear to be pretty much carried over from 1934.
There were also new stainless steel mud guards. The Delta electric horn and headlight were mounted as one unit. The top model was the Speed Line which had a curved down tube and extra large tank. The De Luxe Flyer added a rear steel carrier, Delta headlight with glass lens, tank to hold the headlight batteries and a plunger type horn mounted on the braced handlebars. There was also a single bar Moto bike style offered. The Moto Bike featured braced handlebars, truss rods, no chainguard, Moto bike style frame and a rear kick stand. These bikes were made by various manufacturers for Wards and many of the bikes will be identical to models available from the company who actually produced the bikes.ġ934 shows most models were available with the new balloon (2.125") tires or standard 28" single tube tires. The Fall/Winter catalogs may contain models for the following calendar year. These catalogs usually came out in Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter versions. Below is a compilation of bike models from the Montgomery Wards catalogs from 1934 through 1960. Hawthorne bicycles were sold in Montgomery Ward stores. Here's some history pertaining to Hawthorne***
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