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<DIV><SPAN class=187545819-14022007><FONT
color=#0000ff>Linda</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=187545819-14022007><FONT color=#0000ff>I believe they are
called "steel curbs" now, but "curb protectors" came to my mind. Also called
sidewalk or curb guards. Here's a modern application (see page
9):</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=187545819-14022007><FONT color=#0000ff><A
href="http://www.nfco.com/c/pdf/downspoutsguards.pdf">http://www.nfco.com/c/pdf/downspoutsguards.pdf</A></FONT> </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=187545819-14022007><FONT color=#0000ff>Here's an interesting
historic Portland article:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=187545819-14022007><FONT color=#0000ff><A
href="http://www.thebeenews.com/news/story.php?story_id=115713424418510600">http://www.thebeenews.com/news/story.php?story_id=115713424418510600</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=187545819-14022007><FONT color=#0000ff>I think "buggy bumpers"
is pretty good, too.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=187545819-14022007><FONT color=#0000ff>Pat (in
Tucson)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>LinLouVan@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 14, 2007
09:38<BR><B>To:</B> or-roots@www.sos.state.or.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots]
"Buggy Bumpers"<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial
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<DIV>Can anyone on this list tell me the correct term for the metal edges that
used to be</DIV>
<DIV>put on cement curbs so that buggys, wagons, etc. wouldn't bread down the
edges</DIV>
<DIV>when they cut the corners too close?</DIV>
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<DIV>I've always called them Buggy Bumpers, but I can't google that
term.</DIV>
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<DIV>Linda VanOrden</DIV>
<DIV>Junction City, OR</DIV>
<DIV>LinLouVan@aol.com</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>