![]() ![]() There is literature that relates these numbers to the model and year(s) of production but little of it is in the public domain. Your bike appears to be one with a three-digit model number (286) that was used in Sears literature to define the bike model but does not appear in the Consumer catalogs. In a nutshell it appears that both patterns work but the two systems are mutually exclusive and it is not clear yet when the system was changed. ![]() I have been working in the other direction starting with the Murray produced Elgins from the late 1930’s and looking for patterns that can date Murray built Sears bicycles into the 50’s. Much of what has been offered up to date for decoding the numbers is based on counting backward from the serial numbers attached to 1960’s bikes and using the information on the bottom bracket to divine a catalog number that will reference the bike in the Sears Consumer catalogs. Murray serial numbers for Sear bikes appear to follow more than one defining pattern.
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