Glidden's Patent Application for Barbed Wire
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- Subject:
- Humanities, Social Sciences
- Institution:
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Collection:
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Level:
- Primary, Secondary
- Abstract:
This lesson presents the drawing and description that helped Joseph Glidden, a farmer from De Kalb, Illinois, win a patent for barbed wire in 1874. Glidden's design remains today the most familiar style of barbed wire. This site also examines the considerable impact of barbed wire on the economy, society, and politics in the West.
- Course Type:
- Learning Module
- Language:
- English
- Material Type:
- Curriculum Standards, Lesson Plans
- Media Format:
- Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML
- Conditions of Use:
- Public Domain