Barto
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Hmmm, I'm chasing mine now...Below is a photo of a 1918 Mead, notice the front fork does not have the rib!Mead had many suppliers of their bikes, different forks, frames too, simultaneously in the same year model, just depends on manufacturer. It's not year specific.
You can endlessly chase your tail with Mead.
SO, I guess forks with and without the Rib are correct? how about without Truss Rods? One seller told me he had one that did not use the truss rods....bit confusing