When was the barbed wire invented?

raman   October 20, 2011   Comments Off on When was the barbed wire invented?

Lucien B. Smith in 1867 invented the barbed wire in Kent, Ohio in the United States. In 1874, Joseph F. Glidden was granted patent for the modern invention of barbed wire. Barbed wire is mainly used for fencing to prevent trespassers.

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barbed wire inventor Joseph F. Glidden