Levi A. Beardsley, Improvement in Hop Frames (1860)
“ A A A represent the posts for supporting the wires upon which the vines run, which posts may be from twelve to fifteen feet high, or even higher, if necessary. The wires B B, usually two, are secured to the two extreme posts, one at the top and the other about midway of the post, by forming a loop and twisting the wire around itself, and then passing through this loop or eye a short wire, with its end twisted in the same manner, so as to form a loop. ”
