The rifle is a Stevens 87 seni auto 22 Ranger was a Sears brand before World War 2. Sears guns sold after the war were sold under the JC Higgins brand. What you have is a pre war rifle made in the late 30s to 1941.
Savage/ Stevens
Savage/Stevens
Marlin
Marlin
Marlin.
Proofhouse.com has store brand chart
No known published sn data.
No known published sn data.
Marlin model 80
Marlin Arms. Same as Model 81
Proofhouse.com has a store brand chart that might help.
No serial number data published