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end is the rear, of course, and you see the little iron into which 

 the hook of the tailboard (Fig. 3) goes. Fig. 2 shows you one 

 of the three sets of irons that are on the sideboard. The inside iron 

 is one-half inch by one inch, the outside o^ne one-quarter inch 

 by one inch, and the brace one-half inch round iron rod. These 

 irons are bolted in two places to the sideboard by bolts passing 

 right through each near the edges of the sideboard. Sideboard 

 is eighteen inches wide and same thickness as side of wagon box, 

 seven-eighths of an inch. These irons simply slip down on side 



1. 



Fig.?. 



Tig. 3. 



Ft?. 4. 



of wagon box, one on each side. 

 The heavy iron inside and brace 

 outside holds the load. If to be 

 used constantly it would be well 

 to put some band iron plates on 

 out and inside of sides of box 

 where these irons slip over, to 

 prevent wear. On my longest 

 wagon, I have four sets of irons 

 on sideboard instead of three, as 

 you will notice in picture. You 

 will see, the whole thing is very 

 simple, but built as directed and 

 with the tailboard in and hooked, 

 it will carry an enormous load of 

 anything bulky. I have never 

 broken or even bent a brace. 



Fig. 4 will give you a chance 

 to see with the eye the advantage 

 of this style of top box. It is a 

 cross -section, of course, of wagon 

 box. The plain lines show the 

 box and top of a well-rounded 

 load. The lower dotted lines show how much less load one 

 can get on wagon with common top box of the same heighth, 

 while the upper dotted lines show how very high the common top 

 box would have to be in order to hold as much. It would not be 

 practical to load into. Now, my kind of sideboards cost little or 

 nothing more (not as much as common ones high enough to hold 

 same amount) and can be put on or off as quickly. From this 

 figure and this statement you must see the gain. 



