Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-12-16
A valuable Invention.

- - SHtsOMs
Our thinking and ingenious friend
j. l.. Seat, Of Davidson county, has
just secured letters patent on cheap,
durable and economically constructed
fence, called by him the as
PATENT PIVOT FENCE,
the popularity and advantages Of
which are numerous, and deserve
more than q passing notice. Among
other excellencies may be mentioned.
!. Its nexibility aud the small
amount Of work required in its con-
struction.
2. No nails are used, only a few iron
bolts and no posts are required.
3. The fence Is firmly fastened to
the ground by iron loops or staples
through which are driven stakes with
q head. BY this means all danger of
their being overturned by winds is
obviated. - str
A. The erect position of the fence Is
preserved by n brace attached to the
uprights which take up only sixteen
inches Of land, OH one side Of the
fence.
s. Each panel may be converted
into u gate by simply attaching 1t to
the upright OF Its adjoining panel, by
hinges.
9. The fence being horizontally
| flexible as we'll as vertically, so when
constructed of palings may be used
as q water gate, the lower part when
detached from its fastenings 10 the
ground, rising or falling with the
flood.
z. 1t is especially useful for enclos-
ing orchards, gardens and poultry
yards. The stats being fastened with
rods running In the same direction as
the fence, cannot be knocked off, and
there is no method by which the
screw bolts may be taken off except
from the inside. i Is thus made an
effectual safeguard against all orchard
providers, poultry and garden thieves.
8. 1t can be made by common farm
hands in bad weather; and no nails
being required it may be taken down
and put up as easily as bedstead.
$. 1t - portable, and withal makes
n handsome appearance, gratifying
the eye Gy the symmetry of its pro-
portion, and satisfying the judgement
by the oleaIness of its execution and
its appropriateness for the purposes
designed.
The fastenings to this fence are
patented separately by Mr. Seat, and
may be used in the construction OF
any fenced The commo plank fence
may be. made without posts or nails;
and IL, the Reconstruction of rail fences
allowing tkirteen rails 10 a panel, to
make u stunned and riricti fence, t,cre
Twill be saved in each mile 1854 rails,
as may be seen by making the follow
ing calculation: FssAa ~
With rails l0l feet long, and ~ feet
quired to bold fence Is rails high
land one mile in length. To build a
straight fence, using the patent up
rights of Mr.. Seat, only $3.50 rails
are required, not to mention the great
saving In lend and the freedom which
his fence enjoys from being blown
over by winds. The fence Is firmly
anchored to the ground, in the man
ner we have before mentioned, aud
stock cannot push it over, or throw
rails of as they may easily do in a
common worm fence
When constructed of plank, the
whole fence may be taken to pieces
by simply taking out two balts, and
detaching the uprights from their
fastenings to the earth.
We are gratified to learn that the
fence Is attracting a good deal Of at
tention. 1t may he seen near the
Courthouse on the Square, in this
city, and persons desiring to get
further information can do so by writ
ing to G. w. White, Rock City Mills,
Nashville, who has State and county
rights for sale. We hope to see this
fence come into general use, and we
feel warranted in saying that no pre-
vious effort in that direction combines
so many advantages at such small
cost. For terms Of State and county
rights, address G. w. White, No.
4 North Marke street, Nashville, Tenn
NdshuiHc Union d. american.