Re-usable stays

[fartwell2000]

I have seen postings in another group about stays which are hinged on 
one side and have a wooden dowel passing through so that when the 
stay gets banged,the dowel breaks and to re use the stay another 
dowel is knocked in.
I seem to recall years ago that the fourth at Burnley had an 
alluminium stay on a similar principle,but the dowel was infact a 
steel pin-and was very effective-strong enough to recieve an average 
clout,but when banged really hard,the steel pin breaks.
Alan