Most parts are interchangeable, so restorations are a lot easier than if you were dealing with something exclusive. Many Hawthorne bicycles share a lot in common with other bicycles built by the two primary companies, Cleveland Welding, and H.P. These are very sought after by collectors today. The Hawthorne versions were dubbed the, and differed only slightly. In the 1930’s, Montgomery Ward commissioned the Monark Battery Company (later Monark Silver King) to build a line of aluminum bicycles based on Monark’s own line of aluminum bikes. They were so proud of this that they even used his name to advertise the bike.
From 1940-1941, they sold the, a bike designed by famous industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. One of t he most desirable of these is the 1936-1939. While Montgomery Ward did not actually manufacture the bicycles that they sold, they did commission some unique designs that were exclusive to their stores. Most Hawthorne bicycles were manufactured by the Cleveland Welding Company or H.P. Hawthorne was a brand of Montgomery Ward stores.
