Projects Not a rod but old

Building an old International truck for a customer and he would like a ladder rack on it. How where they done back in the day? Wood, Steel? I was thinking some oak?

 

Find some used black pipe, and gas weld it together with coat hangers.

 

I agree that is defintly old school but looking for something that would have been on a contractors truck doing higher end homes. Black pipe wouldn't fit the truck. I guess it depends on the trade they are in also, Pipe = Plumber, Wood= carpenter?

 

in the late 50's early 60's my grandpa company made portable corrals and hay racks for pick ups and may be a ladder rack or two it was all 1" square tube and all the bends were a 6" radius