![]() Sears bikes then had a 2 to 5 digit number afterwards that stood as the model number and was actually used in there catalogs as the part number. Sears bikes had a 502 and Gambles bikes had a WG or a WG and a single digit at the beginning if there serial number. This excludes bikes built for Sears and Gambles(Hiawatha). After the year code will be a 2 or 3 digit number that stands for the model number. This is usually followed by a - and a single letter. I ASSUME that they stand for Murray Ohio Supply. I have seen the letters MOS stamped on most of these. Most of these bikes up until the early 60's had the serial number stamped on the bottom of the bottom bracket. I don't know how far back this goes, but I know that Murray used a single letter to represent the year since at least 1949. There has been many people along the way that has contributed and a few that has helped set me straight. Needed to do this for a while, so here is what I have figured out so far. ![]()
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