The only numbers I got from it were C356635 it’s a Montgomery ward Hawthorne from what it says on the front badge.
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Do you have any higher resolution pictures?– BerendCommented Jun 8, 2023 at 5:56
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Pictures of badges/decals would be very useful if any still remain.– DavidWCommented Jun 8, 2023 at 13:05
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Welcome to Bicycles SE. It is nearly impossible to identify a bicycle without high quality pictures. There's no universal schema or centralized database for serial numbers, so they're surprisingly unhelpful Please edit some higher resolution photos into your question. Photos of any decals or logos, major components such as cranks and the headtube, and major joints are all very helpful.– jimchristie ♦Commented Jul 11, 2023 at 14:13
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Given the claim that it is a Montgomery Ward Tricycle.
Hunting through the Montgomery Ward catalogs I see a close match in the 1972 spring / summer catalog
By 1981 they drop the fenders. In the mid to late 70s they changed the handlebars.
The question is "what year". They sold the same bike several years so it's a range - not a single year. Based on the information given and the information in the catalogue I'd say early 70s.
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1Are those dropouts crimped and spot-welded to the stays ?! That's slightly disconcerting.– Criggie ♦Commented Jul 8, 2023 at 21:42
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1@Criggie that's how many brands of department store bikes were made.– David DCommented Jul 9, 2023 at 2:59
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1wow = BSO grade engineering before BSOs were a thing. That's terrifying.– Criggie ♦Commented Jul 9, 2023 at 5:53