It wasn't cowboys, covered wagons, gunslingers or prospectors that won the west. According to Mark Nelson, president of of the California Barbed Wire Collectors Association, it was windmills and ...

The halls inside Texas A&M University’s Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management are being adorned with displays showcasing historical strands of barbed wire meant to connect ...

Drive down just about any country road and you’ll see it. You may have never thought it would be worthy of a large museum, but then again, you probably never imagined this had such a long and storied ...

Collectors from 18 states assembled at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo last summer. Many of the “Old Dependables,” along with the Colorado Wire Collectors Association, decided that it was ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There are more than 700 steel knots in The “Bobbed Wire” Bible ...

Appraisal: Barbed Wire Collection, ca. 1880, from Vintage Austin. Watch Bruce M. Shackelford's appraisal of a barbed wire collection, ca. 1880, in Vintage Austin.

Nearly 600 different barbed wire patents exist, with thousands of variations on the patented designs, he said. The wire is differ entiated by the shapes of the barbs and spurs and the number of twists ...