Joseph Glidden (1813-1906) was an American businessman. He was the inventor of the barbed wire.
Biography
Glidden was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire of English descent. His family later moved to Clarendon, New York. In 1843, he moved to Illinois with his wife. She and their two sons died after the move, and Glidden married Lucinda Warne in 1851.
He created barbed wire by using a coffee mill to create the barbs. Glidden placed the barbs along a wire and then twisted another wire around it to keep the barbs in place. He received the patent for barbed wire in 1874 and was quickly embroiled in a legal battle over whether he actually invented it. He eventually won and created the Barb Fence Company in DeKalb, Illinois, making him extremely rich. By the time of his death in 1906, he was one of the richest men in America. The Dun & Bradstreet Collection, 1840-1895, MSS 791, LXIII, 130, Baker Library, Harvard, recorded his assets at one million dollars. This included the Glidden House Hotel; the DeKalb Chronicle; 3,000 acres (12km²) of farm land in Illinois; 35,000 acres (1,360km²) in Texas; and the Glidden Felt Pad Industry.
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Joseph F. Glidden and the History of Barbed Wire
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24th November 1873: Joseph Glidden awarded a patent for modern barbed wire
The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed honest citizens to claim up to 160 acres if they built a home and worked the land for five years, but the new settlers struggled to erect fences in an area where there were few trees to provide timber. Roaming cattle could push through smooth wire fences and trample crops.
Various early versions of barbed wire had been patented before Joseph Glidden, a farmer from DeKalb, Illinois, developed a form of double-stranded wire that could be mass produced to specifications that are virtually unchanged today. Improving on an earlier design by New York resident Michael Kelly, an inventor called Henry Rose had exhibited a fencing system of barbs mounted on a wooden rail at the DeKalb county fair. Inspired by the idea that a barbed fence would keep livestock away f...
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Barbed Wire: The Legacy of Joseph Glidden.
A brief sketch on the man credited with inventing barbed wire. He is a direct descendant of “Presidential Papa” and my eleven times great grandfather Henry Squire.
Joseph Glidden was working as a sheriff when an interesting demonstration at a county fair piqued his interest. Tune in to learn how Joseph went from enforcing ...
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Barbed wire is something we all know, and perhaps use on a regular basis. the history behind this 'devil's rope' is an interesting one. It certainly changed the...
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Wittenberg, Dick. Prikkeldraad: een geschiedenis van goed en kwaad (2015).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/143/275/
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/gates-john-warne
Barbed wire is something we all know, and perhaps use on a regular basis. the history behind this 'devil's rope' is an interesting one. It certainly changed the world.
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Original script by House of History
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#HouseofHistory #History
https://www.popsci.com/barbed-wire-invention-history/
Wittenberg, Dick. Prikkeldraad: een geschiedenis van goed en kwaad (2015).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/143/275/
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/gates-john-warne
The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed honest citizens to claim up to 160 acres if they built a home and worked the land for five years, but the new settlers struggl...
The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed honest citizens to claim up to 160 acres if they built a home and worked the land for five years, but the new settlers struggled to erect fences in an area where there were few trees to provide timber. Roaming cattle could push through smooth wire fences and trample crops.
Various early versions of barbed wire had been patented before Joseph Glidden, a farmer from DeKalb, Illinois, developed a form of double-stranded wire that could be mass produced to specifications that are virtually unchanged today. Improving on an earlier design by New York resident Michael Kelly, an inventor called Henry Rose had exhibited a fencing system of barbs mounted on a wooden rail at the DeKalb county fair. Inspired by the idea that a barbed fence would keep livestock away from the fence, and believing that barbs fixed to wire would be easier to both produce and install, Glidden set about making his own improvements.
Glidden adapted a hand operated coffee mill to create wound barbs that would then be threaded onto a strand of wire. A second strand would be laid alongside, and both were attached to a hook on the side of an old grinding wheel. Rotating the grindstone twisted the two wires together and held the barbs on the first wire in place.
The new barbed wire had a dramatic effect. The expanse of the Great Plains was fenced off, changing the lifestyles of the cattlemen whose herds grazed there and the Native Americans whose already-dwindling territory was now being enclosed by ‘the Devil’s rope’.
The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed honest citizens to claim up to 160 acres if they built a home and worked the land for five years, but the new settlers struggled to erect fences in an area where there were few trees to provide timber. Roaming cattle could push through smooth wire fences and trample crops.
Various early versions of barbed wire had been patented before Joseph Glidden, a farmer from DeKalb, Illinois, developed a form of double-stranded wire that could be mass produced to specifications that are virtually unchanged today. Improving on an earlier design by New York resident Michael Kelly, an inventor called Henry Rose had exhibited a fencing system of barbs mounted on a wooden rail at the DeKalb county fair. Inspired by the idea that a barbed fence would keep livestock away from the fence, and believing that barbs fixed to wire would be easier to both produce and install, Glidden set about making his own improvements.
Glidden adapted a hand operated coffee mill to create wound barbs that would then be threaded onto a strand of wire. A second strand would be laid alongside, and both were attached to a hook on the side of an old grinding wheel. Rotating the grindstone twisted the two wires together and held the barbs on the first wire in place.
The new barbed wire had a dramatic effect. The expanse of the Great Plains was fenced off, changing the lifestyles of the cattlemen whose herds grazed there and the Native Americans whose already-dwindling territory was now being enclosed by ‘the Devil’s rope’.
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A brief sketch on the man credited with inventing barbed wire. He is a direct descendant of “Presidential Papa” and my eleven times great grandfather Henry Squi...
A brief sketch on the man credited with inventing barbed wire. He is a direct descendant of “Presidential Papa” and my eleven times great grandfather Henry Squire.
A brief sketch on the man credited with inventing barbed wire. He is a direct descendant of “Presidential Papa” and my eleven times great grandfather Henry Squire.
Joseph Glidden was working as a sheriff when an interesting demonstration at a county fair piqued his interest. Tune in to learn how Joseph went from enforcing the law to building barbed wire in this episode.
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Barbed wire is something we all know, and perhaps use on a regular basis. the history behind this 'devil's rope' is an interesting one. It certainly changed the world.
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My videos tend to get arbitrarily demonetized. That is why I decided to open up a Patreon where people can support the channel. If you decide to pledge as little as 1$/month you will gain access to a monthly series exclusive to my Patrons!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
Watch my documentary series:
►History of Prussia playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjJjSlui3iOOz0P3KI7-v3o5
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The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less.
Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable!
If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it!
Sources:
Original script by House of History
Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons
#HouseofHistory #History
https://www.popsci.com/barbed-wire-invention-history/
Wittenberg, Dick. Prikkeldraad: een geschiedenis van goed en kwaad (2015).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/143/275/
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/gates-john-warne
The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed honest citizens to claim up to 160 acres if they built a home and worked the land for five years, but the new settlers struggled to erect fences in an area where there were few trees to provide timber. Roaming cattle could push through smooth wire fences and trample crops.
Various early versions of barbed wire had been patented before Joseph Glidden, a farmer from DeKalb, Illinois, developed a form of double-stranded wire that could be mass produced to specifications that are virtually unchanged today. Improving on an earlier design by New York resident Michael Kelly, an inventor called Henry Rose had exhibited a fencing system of barbs mounted on a wooden rail at the DeKalb county fair. Inspired by the idea that a barbed fence would keep livestock away from the fence, and believing that barbs fixed to wire would be easier to both produce and install, Glidden set about making his own improvements.
Glidden adapted a hand operated coffee mill to create wound barbs that would then be threaded onto a strand of wire. A second strand would be laid alongside, and both were attached to a hook on the side of an old grinding wheel. Rotating the grindstone twisted the two wires together and held the barbs on the first wire in place.
The new barbed wire had a dramatic effect. The expanse of the Great Plains was fenced off, changing the lifestyles of the cattlemen whose herds grazed there and the Native Americans whose already-dwindling territory was now being enclosed by ‘the Devil’s rope’.
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A brief sketch on the man credited with inventing barbed wire. He is a direct descendant of “Presidential Papa” and my eleven times great grandfather Henry Squire.
Joseph Glidden (1813-1906) was an American businessman. He was the inventor of the barbed wire.
Biography
Glidden was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire of English descent. His family later moved to Clarendon, New York. In 1843, he moved to Illinois with his wife. She and their two sons died after the move, and Glidden married Lucinda Warne in 1851.
He created barbed wire by using a coffee mill to create the barbs. Glidden placed the barbs along a wire and then twisted another wire around it to keep the barbs in place. He received the patent for barbed wire in 1874 and was quickly embroiled in a legal battle over whether he actually invented it. He eventually won and created the Barb Fence Company in DeKalb, Illinois, making him extremely rich. By the time of his death in 1906, he was one of the richest men in America. The Dun & Bradstreet Collection, 1840-1895, MSS 791, LXIII, 130, Baker Library, Harvard, recorded his assets at one million dollars. This included the Glidden House Hotel; the DeKalb Chronicle; 3,000 acres (12km²) of farm land in Illinois; 35,000 acres (1,360km²) in Texas; and the Glidden Felt Pad Industry.
Albans’ animal control officer Joseph Glidden ... Glidden said Friday that livestock theft is rare in the five towns he works for, which also include Cambridge, Harmony, Palmyra and Wellington, and he wasn’t contacted about the Curtis steer.
Troy is famous as the Collar City and ironmaking. But that wasn’t the only industry that made a mark on the American frontier. How about barb wire? ... In 1874 Illinois’ Joseph Glidden patented a wire barb to a double stranded wire ... He did well.
Joseph Glidden, son of David and Polly Glidden of Charlestown, was born in that town in January of 1813 ... The barbed wire invented by Charlestown native Joseph Glidden opened the Great Plains to ...
Take Enock Glidden, for example ... “Throughout my life I have been fortunate to have many adventures,” Glidden told Joseph Cyr of the Houlton PioneerTimes recently ... And now, Glidden’s adventures are ...
Take Enock Glidden, for example ... “Throughout my life I have been fortunate to have many adventures,” Glidden told Joseph Cyr of the Houlton PioneerTimes recently ... And now, Glidden’s adventures are ...
La Historia del Alambre de Púas ... Su creador Joseph Glidden (1874), confiaba tanto en su invento que lo usó para construir aproximadamente 120 millas de línea de cerca y retener varios miles de cabezas de ganado dentro de su propio rancho en Texas ... .