Repairing the front fork. The ford ends were damaged and the tines needed to be straightened. Not shown but also repaired, the head tube. New head fittings (not shown) were supplied from a recycled parts store, and re-tooled to look like the original.
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Drop outs from the period were supplied from a collector in California.

fork ends

The fork repair (left) and the original condition.

repaired fork endsfork ends as found