Barbed Wire Collection Display, Patented 1875-1959
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Artifact Overview
Inventors received hundreds of patents for barbed wire during the late 1800s. Some innovators created strands of fencing with sharp metal points cut into the wire; others incorporated small wire spurs twisted and attached to the wire to create a painful barrier. Each inventor believed their variation made the best fencing to keep livestock out of crop fields or confine them to pastures.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Showcase
Date Made
1875-1959
Creators
- Doerr, Raymond S.
- Rogers, Charles D.
- Kennedy, Charles
- Sunderland, Leslie E.
- Scutt, Hiram B.
- Shinn, Milton C.
- Colwell, Myron W.
- Wing, Lewis T. Larson
- Glidden, Joseph F.
- Haish, Jacob, 1826-1926
- Mack, Martin M.
- Ellwood, Isaac L.
- Kittleson, Ole O.
- Upham, Andrew J.
- Burnell, Arthur S.
- Edenborn. William
- Wilkes, Edward V.
- Merrill, John C.
- Rodden, William H.
- Mulcrone, Edward
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Barbed wire patented 1875-1959
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.4.5
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Color
Red
Blue
Green
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 42 in (Closed)
Width: 22 in (Closed)
Length: 5 in (Closed)
Inscriptions
on left display board:
SINGLE LINE / ELECTRIC FENCE WIRE NO BARB'S [sic] / R. DOEN BARBED ELECTRIC WIRE PATENT 1959 / ROGER'S - ROUND UNDER BARB - PROVIDENCE, R.I. / KENNEDY BARB ON PLAIN SINGLE LINE / SUNDERLAND'S NO KINK PAT. 1884 JOLIET, ILL. / SCUTT'S DOUBLE CLIP PAT. 1877 JOLIET, ILL. / SHINN TRIANGLE ONE LINE FOUR POINT / M. COLWELL - 4 POINT TWISTED PAT. 1876 DUNLAP IOWA / LARSON'S - WING - ROUND - SQUARE TWO LINE BARB / GLIDDEN'S TRIANGLE 4 POINT 1876 DE KALB, ILL. / PIN WIRE FROM AUSTRALIA PAT. 1897 / AUSTRALIAN 4-POINT NEW SOUTH WALES / J. HAISH - CLAMP ON STAPLE BARB - PAT. 1875 DE KALB, ILL. / SUNDERLAND'S "KINK" UNDER EACH BARB JOLIET, ILL. / M. MACK'S - TWO POINT SINGLE LINE - 1875 BOONE, ILL.
on right side display board:
DOUBLE LINE / ELLWOOD'S "TWISTED SPREAD" PAT. 1882 DE KALB, ILL. / SUNDERLAND'S BARB ON TWO LINE'S [sic] 1884 JOLIET, ILL. / KITTLESON'S "HALF HITCH" 2-LINE PAT. 1878 MILAN, ILL. / SCUTT'S "REVERSE TWIST BARB" PAT. 1880 JOLIET, ILL. / UPHAM'S "SIDE S BARB" PAT. 1878 STERLING, ILL. / HOG WIRE WITH BARB WIRE TOP STRAND / BURNELL'S FOUR POINT PAT. 1877 MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA / EDENBORN'S 'POINT LOCK' PAT. 1885 ST. LOUIS, MO. / GLIDDEN'S COIL HANGING BARB PAT. 1876 DE KALB, ILL. / COPPER COATED TWISTED - FOUR POINT BARB / UPHAM'S "KANGAROO WIRE" PAT. 1876 STERLING, ILL. / WILKE'S "DOUBLE STAPLE" PAT. 1879 KANSAS CITY, MO. / GLIDDEN'S "PRICKLEY PEAR" LONG NEEDLE POINT - 1874 / MERRILL'S TWIRL "HOLDFAST" PAT. 1876 TURKEY RIVER, IOWA . RODDEN'S FOUR POINT PAT. 1888 TORONTO, CANADA
handwritten on side:
SINGLE LINE / DOUBLE LINE
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