Fascinating facts about Joseph
Glidden
inventor of barbed wire
in 1873. |
Joseph Glidden |
AT A GLANCE:
The need for
barbed wire arose in the 19th century as the American frontier moved
westward into the Great Plains and traditional fence materials—wooden
rails and stone—became scarce and expensive. Of the many early types of
barbed wire, the type invented in Illinois in 1873 by Joseph F. Glidden
proved most popular. |
STORY
RELATED INFO
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Invention: |
barbed wire
in 1873 |
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Function: |
noun / wire with clusters of sharp spikes at intervals along it. |
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Definition: |
Wire
fencing constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals
along the strand(s). Barbed wire was the first wire technology
capable of restraining cattle. |
| Patent: |
157,124
(US) issued November 24, 1874 |
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| Inventor: |
Joseph Farwell Glidden |
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Criteria: |
First practical. Modern
prototype. Entrepreneur. |
| Birth: |
January 18, 1813 in Clarendon, New
York. |
| Death: |
October 9, 1906 in
Dekalb, Illinois |
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Nationality: |
American |
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Milestones:
1865 Louis Jannin of
France.patents an unsuccessful pointed wire product.
1867 two inventors tried adding
points to smooth wire but failed.
1868 Michael Kelly invented a practical wire with points which was used
in quantity until 1874.
1872 Joseph Farwell Glidden files patent application for an improved wire fence
1873 Henry M. Rose exhibited a wooden rail with a series of sharp spikes
protruding
1873 Joseph Glidden, Jacob Haish, and Isaac Ellwood have idea to
improve upon Rose's fence
1874 Glidden sells Isaac Ellwood half interest in his barbed wire patent
for $265.00.
1874 Glidden awarded a patent for his barbed wire fence invention.
1874 Glidden and Ellwood formed a partnership called the Barb Fence
Company
1875 Glidden's invention set off a creative frenzy that produced over
570 barbed wire patents.
1876 Glidden sells the other half interest in his patent to Washburn and
Moen Manufacturing Co. .
1877 Courts declare Glidden the "Father of Barbed Wire"
CAPs: Glidden, Joseph Farwell Glidden, Jacob Haish,
Isaac Ellwood, Michael Kelly, Henry M. Rose, Barb Fence Company, John
"Bet a Million" Gates, Louis Jannin, American Steel & Wire Company, SIPs:
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December
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