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Show METAL POST IS SUBSTANTIAL Invention of New York Man Provides Firmer Hold in Hole Wires Caught in Notched Bolts. The Scientific American in describing describ-ing a fence post designed by Porter K. Bushnell of Medina, N. Y., says: As illustrated herewith, Mr. BushnelVs 4i Fence Post of Simple Design. fence post is constructed of metal in the form of an angular channel flaring at the bottom to form feet that will provide a firmer hold in the post hole. The wires of the fence are caught in notched bolts which pass through t the corner of the fence post and through blocks of triangular form fitted fit-ted against the rear side of the post. |