Barbed wire facts for kids
Barbed wire (also called barb wire) is a kind of wire that is used to make cheap fences. It has sharp metal points (barbs), which make climbing over it painful.
The first patent in the United States for barbed wire was issued in 1867 to Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio, who is regarded as the inventor. Joseph Glidden of DeKalb, Illinois, received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.
It was first used for controlling cattle.
Images for kids
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A close-up view of a barbed wire
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Roll of modern agricultural barbed wire
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A view of barbed wire installed on the side of a road
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An early handmade specimen of Glidden's "The Winner" on display at the Barbed Wire History Museum in DeKalb, Illinois
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A rangeland fence which has caught a tumbleweed
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Barbed wire fence in line brace
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Wire or "Hampshire" gate
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A wiring party deploying entanglements during World War I
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Barbed wire and containment: Japanese prisoner of war 1945
See also
In Spanish: Alambre de púas para niños
