Barbed Wire Collection Display, Patented 1874-1916
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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
1874-1916
Creators
- Dodge, Thomas Hutchins, 1823-1910
- Washburn, Charles G. (Charles Grenfill), 1857-1928
- Upham, James Humphreys, 1820-1904
- Shinn, Milton C.
- Pooler, Rheuben H.
- Jones, William T.
- Reynolds, Hiram
- Glidden, Joseph F.
- Baker, George C.
- Scutt, Hiram B.
- Brinkerhoff, John J.
- Salisbury, Charles H.
- Watkins, William
- Haish, Jacob, 1826-1926
- Nadelhoffer, John W.
Creator Notes
Barbed wire patented 1874-1916.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.4.13
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Color
Red
Orange (Color)
Blue
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 42 in (Closed)
Width: 22 in (Closed)
Length: 5 in (Closed)
Inscriptions
on left display board:
WAR WIRE / ENGLISH WORLD WAR I WIRE 1916 / KOREAN LIGHT GAUGE LONG BARBS / "OUCH" / MODERN SPRING STEEL WAR WIRE / U.S. MODERN TAPE TWISTED / U. S. MODERN PARALLEL HARD STEEL LINE / GERMAN MADE TAPE TYPE FLAT WIRE / KOREAN EXTRA LARGE FOUR POINT WIRE / GERMAN MODERN MILITARY WAR WIRE /
on right side display board:
VARIOUS / UPHAM'S "SNAIL BARB" PAT. 1883 STERLING, ILLINOIS / M. SHINN'S 'TWISTED OVAL' LOCK BARB 1881 BURLINGTON, IOWA / POOLER-JONES THREE-POINT BARB PAT. 1876 SERENA, ILL. / REYNOLD'S "NECKTIE" 4 POINT 1878 MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA / GLIDDEN'S TWO SQUARE LINE PAT. 1874 DEKALB, ILLINOIS / UNION PACIFIC 1-ROUN 1-SQUARE PAT. 1874 J.F. GLIDDEN / HORSE WIRE "DOUBLE HALF HITCH" TWO LINE / BAKER'S "FLAT BARB" 2 LINE PAT. 1883 DES MOINES, IOWA / SCUTT'S "CLIP" FLAT BARB PAT. 1885 JOLIET, ILLINOIS / BRINKERHOFF-MARTELLE "COMBINATION" AUBURN, N.Y. / SALISBURY'S "LOOP" TWO POINT 1876 DEKALB, ILL. / WATKIN'S "LAZY PLATE" PAT. 1876 JOLIET, ILLINOIS / LAZY PLATE LARGE AND SMALL LINE TWISTED / HAISH'S WALKING CANE WIRE PAT. 1875 DEKALB, ILL. / NADLEHOFFER'S [sic] PARALLEL TWISTED JOLIET, ILL.
handwritten on side:
WAR WIRE / VARIOUS
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