Barbed Wire
sharp thinking leads to sharp ideas
invented by Joseph Glidden in 1874
When inventing barbed wire, there was a group called the "Big Four."They were Joseph Glidden, Charles Washburn, Jacob Hiash and Isaac Ellwood. They all wanted to make a more durable fence. So Glidden experimented with a grindstone and twisted two wires. In between 1873 and 1899 there were more than 150 companies manufacturing barbed wire. Another inventor, William Edenborn, invented an easier way to make barbed wire, which made the price of it drop from 17 to 3 cents.
patent
They applied a patent in October 1873. Lucian Smith had the original patent in 1867, but Glidden made changes in 1874.
The "winner"
Haish had already applied a patent a week before Glidden for the third design of barbed wire called the "S barb." Glidden was accused of interfering with the wire which was then called "The Winner" until November 24, 1874.
A Wiring Party
How it works...
now and then...
Links
Barbed wire. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., 3 June 2011. Web. 14 Jan. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbed_wire#/media/File:Barbed_Wire_1.JPG>.
Barbed wire. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbed_wire#/media/File:Patent_Drawing_for_Joseph_F._Glen%27s_Improvement_to_Barbed_Wire_-_NARA_-_302051.tif>.
Barbed wire. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., 10 May 2007. Web. 15 Jan. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbed_wire#/media/File:Glidden_wire_the_Winner2.jpg>.
Barbed wire. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbed_wire#/media/File:Salsola_tragus_tumbleweed.jpg>.
Barbed wire. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbed_wire#/media/File:Daily_Mail_Postcard_-_An_attack_-_A_wiring_party_going_forward.jpg>.
Barbed wire video. Digital image. How Stuff Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016.