This is sad.
 

stolen 1915-1920 wards hawthorn $1000 reward
within last week this bike was taken from my property it is a prewar cruiser 1915-1920 wards hawthorn matching skiplink wheels, heart sprocket, New departure rear hub, it had white Felt "quik brick" tires
torsion bars on front forks, an old 3 spring seat with just seat pan (no cover)orange beat up fenders, an aftermarket rear dropstand kickstand and the most important part was it had a tank style tool box that almost looks home-made super rare imposible to find accesory
the frame has all straight bars painted primer brown/red if any thing very few of these bikes around if one pops up or is seen its mine and im offering $1000 for return of bike and info on who stole it
just return of bike will get half
this was my prized possesion and i want it back

Location: outside winters (near Sacramento)

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I hope that he can get it back.

Just to clarify, in case that statement seems ambiguous or confusing...

Winters is a town outside of Sacramento, California.
(A good friend of mine is married to the mayor there)

MasterShake, I'm guessing that you are keeping a close eye on Sac'to CraigsList.
(and the local bike racks, homeless camps, etc)

Sorry to hear about your loss, but . . .

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Defiantly, at least it's made easy since it's not a common sight.

WHAT? You don't think you could spot a 1915 bicycle from a mile away? :roflmao:

I'll be looking for it at the Mill Valley swap meet this Saturday, just in case.

The wife would be exstatic if I returned with MORE money than I left with. :p

Pawn shops too.

Also, check CL in other cities (do a google search like this: "insert name of bike here" craigslist)

I'll keep my eyes open too.

Check scrap yards (metal recycling centers) as the price of scrap has gone up.

Now THAT would be a sad fate....

DD . . . now that is a cold blooded blow below the belt!:D

That would be the very worst outcome possible. I'm on the east coast but I will keep an eye out just in case. No charge

OO...just advice followed by a statement of fact. I have sent a few bent and broken frames to a recycler over the years, and the ones from last month were a good 14% over November's haul. There is a war going on.

I agree, that would be the worst thing that could happen.

Maybe he means that the bum that stole it, might be riding it to the scrap yard to recycle aluminum cans!;)

If I go to any of the Sacramento area flea markets this weekend I'll bring the description with me and keep an eye out for it.

Thanks, I'm sure that the owner appreciates it.