According to Atlas, the U.S. Patent Office processed more than 200 different patents for various types of “spiked fencing ... Barbed wire production took off in the early 1900s once ...

Barbed wire is a critical innovation that shaped the High Plains. Field Editor Lacey Vilhauer takes a look at its origins.

Think of an item, any item - from buttons, to bells, to beer bottles - and somewhere in the world you will find someone involved in collecting, or trying to collect, all of the multiple varieties ...

Yes, there's a Museum of Barbed Wire in Lacrosse, Kansas showcasing 2,400 different varieties—and yes, it's legit By Kindra Cooper • April 17, 2015 • Design , Midwest SHARE ...

Star barbed wire is wire that has star-shaped metal as the barbs. Cheal has 200 pieces of different types of wire in his other collection. He attends one or two shows a year, mostly to “talk to ...

LA CROSSE, Kan. -- In the Hollywood version of the Old West, it was the rip-snorting, gun-toting cowboys who tamed the wild frontier. In reality, it was barbed wire that made the difference. Just ...

MICHAEL MAAG In the research process, we discovered that there are 2,000-plus patents on different types of barbed wire. It is ubiquitous, and it has formed the world in ways that are really amazing.