Hi All!

Please pardon my poor search skills if this answer is here somewhere. I've been doing various search term variations & haven't the answer yet.

Today I picked up Schwinn Pixie project at a flea market which is occasionally held in an old civil war era fort near my home. It is a Chicago built Schwinn with semi-pneumatic tires.

I am having a tough time finding a proper serial number.

The only number I can find on the bicycle is on the seat tube, just below the seat post clamp. It is 808201. Notice that there is no letter in the series of numbers. I studied the number very well with my biggest magnifying glass just to be sure the first "8" is not a "B". It's an eight.

All I've ever known about Schwinn bikes indicates that this era cycle should have a letter in the serial number. Could the 808201 be a part number instead?

I looked very closely at the usual Schwinn locations consisting of; the bottom bracket shell, both rear dropouts and the head tube. I also studied the headbadge for any stampings.

I don't see any place where the number would have been scratched out. It looks like original paint, so I don't think there was any paint-over hiding a number. The seller could not give any clues because this nice bike was surely born long before she was.

Any guesses where else I could look? Is it possibly hidden under trim?

Could the 808201 number actually be a serial number? Wonder what date it would indicate.

Also, barring finding a number, do any of you have a guess of the year of this bicycle? (Some photos are attached. Pardon the crummy shots. I am not so great a picture taker!)

Thanks For Sharing and Enjoy This Day!
Paul