Many claims and arguments are made in the roofing accessory industry as to who has the original, patented snow guard. It may come as a surprise to people that they are indeed not a 'new' invention but have been around for years and years. I just stumbled upon this blog posting from an independent bookseller of old and rare books that may show the original patent for roof top snow retention devices... To view the patent and read his posting, please click HERE.

In fact, before Dr. Halliday came along in 1897 with his patented snow guard system, people were even more inventive in solving their snow retention problems....

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce to you the original ROCKY GUARDS!