. Railroad fences, gates and galvanized steel fence posts. . n Line Posts take the place of the ordinary is more metal in the tongue on the American Post than in a No. 9 FenceStaple. Ordinarily the wires of the fence are placed inside the tongue and the point ofthe tongue turned inward toward the center of the post. It is sometimes desirableto turn the tongues downward over the bar of the fence and this can be success-fully done if care is used in bending the tongue. If the tongue is bent abruptlydownward or pounded down with a hammer, a tongue may be broken, but this isinvariably
. Railroad fences, gates and galvanized steel fence posts. . n Line Posts take the place of the ordinary is more metal in the tongue on the American Post than in a No. 9 FenceStaple. Ordinarily the wires of the fence are placed inside the tongue and the point ofthe tongue turned inward toward the center of the post. It is sometimes desirableto turn the tongues downward over the bar of the fence and this can be success-fully done if care is used in bending the tongue. If the tongue is bent abruptlydownward or pounded down with a hammer, a tongue may be broken, but this isinvariably the result of bad practice. If a tongue for any reason should break off,there are plenty left to securely fasten the fence, or a short piece of wire placedaround the post will answer every purpose. The posts are made of the best steel sheets and by taking a small piece of steelsheet and bending it back and forth you will get a good idea as to what may beexpected of the tongues on the American Post. American Steel & Wire Company 8-foot End or Gate Post. Sft£ he- ?he fence ^gJS^gggS&M be set deeper inIf a lower fence is to be used the End andcorner r aboye the £Xof t^aaltX^^S^ woven fence or a barbed wire. 9-{oot End or Gate Post
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