CHAPTER XII.WICKETS AND STILES.
iron bow wicketFig. 262.—Wicket With Hinge.
Fig. 262.—Wicket With Hinge.
Fig. 262.—Wicket With Hinge.
iron bow wicket with upright barsFig. 263.—Wicket With Upright Bars.
Fig. 263.—Wicket With Upright Bars.
Fig. 263.—Wicket With Upright Bars.
Wickets and stiles are convenient passageways through or over fences crossing foot-paths. The bow wicket has the advantage of providing a gate “always open and always shut,” and not apt to get out of repair. A wrought iron bow wicket, with short vertical bars, is shown infigure 262.Figure 263has the bars horizontal,and folds in the middle for a wheel-barrow or small animals to pass. To go through it, a person simply steps into the bow, swings the gate away from him, and swings it back in passing out. There is no latch to fasten, and no fear of the entry of livestock. Similar wickets may be constructed of wood for board fences.