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little more, at any time, as two wires when twisted together will 

 not untwist of their own accord. 



AN IRON AND WIRE LAWN GATE. 



256. Fig. 93 represents a very neat and cheap gate, made en 

 tirely of iron and wire, with posts of stone. The posts may be 



FIG. 93. 



IRON LAWN GATE WITH STONE POST. 



maae of small stone, laid up in cement, with hinges for gates 

 and staples for wires laid in the cement. The hinges should 

 extend entirely through the posts ; and the staples, for attaching 

 the wires of a fence on each side of the gateway, should also be 

 long enough to reach from side to side of the posts, with the 

 ends bent like a square hook, to prevent their drawing out. The 

 stiles and arms may be of cast or wrought iron, with holes in 

 each side for the wires, which may be put in and strained by 

 twisting them together, as recommended in Fig. 92. A very 

 light pattern may be made of wood, with both sides of the gate 

 alike, and gates cast after it. Two such gates swinging together 

 may be used to close a drive or carriage-way. At 'a and b two 

 cross sections of the stiles and arms are shown. The top may 

 be ornamented with pickets of any style, and cast with the gate. 



