jimbo53
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You have a nice heirloom project on your hands, but this can get to be expensive, especially in dealing with 28" wheels. Pre-balloon tire bikes (pre-1933ish) had glue-on tubular style tires (tire and tube in one unit that is glued on the rim) These tires are available (Robert Dean's 28" repro tires are the gold standard, but $300+ a pair). Another option is you can relace a 700C clincher rim to the hub but Blunt rims are about $100 each. Add new spokes and tires/tubes and you're in a bucket of serious money. Skiptooth chains are pretty easy to find, usually $30-50. Drop stand is another $75-100. It looks like the stem was sawed off(?), probably because it got stuck and refused to budge. A common problem, but a pretty drastic terminal solution. This would explain why the fork is missing. Fork and truss rod Archie Sturmer showed above is very nice, but pretty hard to find. And in this hobby, when we say "hard to find", we mean expensive. Don't mean to be a Debbie Downer but knowledge is free and mistakes are expensive: do your homework and figure out a budget. The CABE is the best forum to help you, so you've come to the right place! Welcome and keep us posted on your progress!