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shown by Fig. 42 ; ^ shows the position of the tongue when 

 the door is shut, which will be seen also by the dotted lines on 

 the section, and a when the door is open. A mortise lock 

 and handle is also represented by Fig. 43, the latter being flush 



Fig. 42. 



Fig. 43. 



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Fig. 44. 



with the lock on both sides of the door. Another design for a 

 loose box mortise latch with flush handle is shown by Fig. 44. 

 This is manufactured for if and 2-inch doors. 



A design which has been very generally used by the Author Locking bolt 

 for the external doors of stables and loose boxes is shown on 

 Plate 46. Answering only as a bolt during the day, it may be 

 secured by night by means of a padlock, and if small bolts are 

 used where indicated by the square heads, is a secure, as well 

 as a ready and easy method of fastening ; but it frequently 

 happens that these bolts are only screwed on from the outside, 

 and, of course, can be easily removed. 



Brewers', carriers', omnibus and tramway companies' horses. Bales. 

 &c., are usually divided in their stables by bales. These are 

 suspended at one end either from bale-poles extending the 

 whole length of the stables, and secured by cleats to the upper 

 surface of tie-beams, as upon Plates 34 and 35, from longi- 

 tudinal girders, as shown on Plates 40 and 41, or from a hook 

 in the ceiling. Each bale is attached at the other end by a 

 wrought-iron link to the manger, and protected by sheet iron 



