answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

invented by Joseph Glidden in 1873

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Who invented barbed wire and what year?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Who invented the first barbed wire fence?

The barbed wire was invented by Joseph Glidden. The barbed wire was invented by Joseph Glidden.


What is the date when barbed wire was invented?

barbed wire was invented on October 27,1873


Where was barbed wire invented?

Barbed wire was invented in DeKalb, Illinois on 1869 by Joseph Glidden.


Who was the American inventor of barbed wire?

Joseph Glidden invented barbed wire, and obtained the patent in 1874.


What was invented to overcome the barbed wire?

The electric fence.


What did Joseph glidden accomplish?

He invented barbed wire.


How much barbed wire was sold in the first year?

Over 200 caseses of barbed wire were sold in the first year


Who is the inventor of the barbed wire?

Joseph Glidden made barbed wire more effective, he invented a method for locking the barbs in place.


Were the inventors of barbed wire all farmers?

Not really. Check out the Wikipedia link below on the history of how barbed wire was invented, patented and developed.


When was barbed wire patented?

Joseph F. Gidden was born in New York on Jan. 18, 1812. He invented barbed wire in 1873 and was granted the patent on Nov. 24, 1874. After a three year battle over the patent, which he eventually won, Gidden became known as the "Father of Barbed Wire".


When was bared wire invented?

if you mean "barbed wire" the first patent placed on it was placed in 1867.


What was the purpose of barbed wire?

Barbed wire is a type of steel fencing wire with sharp edges. It was originally invented to restrain cattle. Currently, it is used as a deterrent for trespassing and unwanted intrusion.