My Grubb path racer has a serial of 12176 and supposedly dates at 1952.
This was stamped on the BB shell though, not the dropouts.
The headbadge / down tube decal usually help to date them more accurately.
You sure is not an earlier one? Could be from Grubb senior era.
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My Grubb path racer has a serial of 12176 and supposedly dates at 1952.
This was stamped on the BB shell though, not the dropouts.
The headbadge / down tube decal usually help to date them more accurately.