This is a vintage 1950's Montgomery Wards 'Hawthorne' balloon tire bicycle. This bicycle seems to have had a halfhearted effort to restore it. Notice the newer chainguard, tires, and maybe even the fenders.

Hawthorne was a brand of Montgomery Ward stores.Most Hawthorne bicycles were manufactured by the Cleveland Welding Company or H.P. Snyder (makers of Rollfast bicycles). While Montgomery Ward did not actually manufacture the bicycles that they sold, they did commission some unique designs that were exclusive to their stores. Dec 31, 2017 - Hey, I'm new to this site. I resently picked up a beat up but in tacked mongomery ward Hawthorne bicycle, I love to restore old things like this as.

The frame has been painted a black color - not professionally done though. Looks rattlecanned. Interactual player download chip key. Its slightly attractive - better than rust, but its not perfect. It was stripped and primered, but its not a quality job. Good choice for a rat rod. *notice the dent in the top tube - right on top.

This Hawthorne has the Blue and silver badge of the 50's. Combine that with the serial number, 75EH, give us a date in the mid '50's. It was built by H.P.