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Russell fence Canada.|ˈrʌsəl|
Also Russel fence, rustle fence.
[Said to derive from the name of Mr. Russell, its inventor.]
A fence in which the top rail lies in the crux of crossed posts and the lower rails hang suspended from it by looped wires.
1932N. M. Jamieson Cattle in Stall 75 There was the rustle fence, with boom on top and centre. 1953Canad. Geogr. Jrnl. Dec. 226/2 The Russell fence has..been patented and Russell, the inventor, succeeded..in collecting royalties from people who built fences on his model. It consists of pairs of crossed posts,..but the rails are hung from the crotches and from each other in wire loops. 1962A. Fry Ranch on Cariboo i. 4 It was Russel fence, an ingenious stake and rail structure held together by heavy wire and named, I'm told, after the man who invented it. 1968Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 29 Dec. 16/4 The contract price for a log fence would be around $400 a mile while a Russel fence of the same length could be had for $150. 1971W. Hillen Blackwater River xiii. 122 This..falcon would have been seen sitting on nearly any Russell fence..a few years back. 1972R. Wright Cariboo Mileposts 14 (caption) A typical Cariboo scene of a Russell fence, cattle and pine trees. |