Barbed wire
Barbed wire (also called barb wire) is a kind of wire that is used to make cheap fences. It has sharp metal points (barbs),[1] which make climbing over it painful.
The first patent in the United States for barbed wire was issued in 1867 to Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio, who is regarded as the inventor.[2][3] Joseph Glidden of DeKalb, Illinois, received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.
It was first used for controlling cattle and later in trench warfare, and in other places to stop people. Improvements led to the creation of Razor wire, in the 1960's.
Barbed Wire Media
"Under the Wire"*Macro photograph of rusted barbed wire fence section. Barb in sharp focus in front of soft countryside background. Wire appears to be seperating sky and ground.
A view of barbed wire installed on the side of a road
Examples of barbed wire used in the late 1800s in Arizona Territory
This is a photo of a monument in Poland identified in WLM database by the ID
References
- ↑ BARBED WIRE, Archived, Oklahoma Historical Society
- ↑ "The American Experience Technology Timeline: 1752 - 1990". The American Experience. Public Broadcasting Systems. 2000. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ↑ "Lucien B. Smith". Ohio History Central. Ohio Historical Society. 31 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-03. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
