Agriculture, Commerce, Government: 1860-1950 : Cattle, Lumber, Potatoes and Dynamite
Object ID:
5DA.998.1161
Object Name:
Wire, Barbed
Description:
Barbed wire fragment, identified as Brainard's Dropped Loop. Two-strand wire with two-point wire barb. Barb is looped to provide attachment for warning devices. Patented #268453 December 5, 1882 by Curtis B. Brainard of Joliet, Ill.
Dimensions:
W-1.652 L-4.366 D-0.257 inches
Site Name:
Open Space Park-Russellville
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