Barbed Wire Collection Display, Patented 1874-1890
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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
1874-1890
Creators
Creator Notes
Barbed wire patented 1874-1890
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.4.7
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:
TWO+LINE / HAISH'S ORIGINAL "S" BARB PAT. 1875 DE KALB, ILLINOIS / GLIDDEN'S "WINNER" PATENT 1874 DE KALB, ILL. / UPHAM'S BENT STAPLE BARB PAT. 1882 STERLING, ILL. / DODGE-WASHBURN'S "2 AROUND 2" WORCESTER, MASS. / NADELHOFFER'S "TWIST" PAT. 1884 NAPERVILLE, ILL. / GLIDDEN'S SMALL AND LARGE TWO LINE DE KALB, ILL. / WAUKEGAN WIRE HALF ROUND BARB / BEERS-EATON'S "CROSSOVER" PAT. 1880 CHICAGO-DE KALB / ATOMIC REACTOR FENCE W.W. II PALOS HGTS. ILL. / HAISH'S WIDE "S" BARB PAT. 1875 DE KALB ILL. / UPHAM'S "SNAIL BARB" PATENT 1883 / SCUTT'S "TWISTED" PAT. 1880 JOLIET ILLINOIS / DECKER'S "SPREAD" PAT. 1884 BUSHNELL, ILL. / GLIDDEN TYPE WIRE WITH RED PAINTED BARB'S [sic] / J. NELSON 2-POINT 2-LINE PAT. 1876 CHICAGO, ILL.
on right side display board:
CHECK+PLATE / HAWORTH'S STOPS FOR CORD 1879 DECATUR, ILL. / MITTLESON'S BALL CHECK PAT. 1885 STERLING, ILL. / CAST BELL SINGLE LINE CORN PLANTER'S WIRE / HAWORTH'S "CASTED HOOKS" PAT. 1880 ILLINOIS / LARGE COMMON CHECK BELL SINGLE LINE / "SPLIT LOBED BELL CHECK WIRE / SMALL COMMON CHECK BELL SINGLE LINE. / PAPER CLIP CHECK WIRE, SINGLE LINE / DEKER SPREAD 2" PAT. 1890 BUSHNELL ILL. / STUBBE'S PLATE 8 POINT PAT. 1883 PITTS. PA. / H. SCUTT'S WOOD BLOCK PAT. 1880 JOLIET ILL. / RAILWAY CATTLE XING GROUND GUARD
handwritten on side:
TWO-LINE / CHECK+PLATE
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