[Bob Carriere]

Read the postrings with great interest.

The small pegs on the side of the box are for fastening the tarp as mentioned....early models were made of brass.

The early tarps had leather straps with an Key-hole cut through the leather. The strap was pulled tight down over the pin and the tarp tension pulled the strap back into the narrow vertical cut of the key hole.

Since you have the cargo box removed for restoration please take as many measurements and as many pictures as you can....... I would be prepared to pay for a CD with detailed information/drawings on the wooden construction.

I have 3 badly rusted 2B1 boxes that I plan to reverse engineer a repro box from and will generate plans when I tackle the project.

It was a pleasant walk down memory lane to re read all the old postings on the early cab 11 ....... amazing how much you can forget and have to relearn.

Good luck on your restoration and keep us up todate of your progress with pictures.

Bob C