The Point of It All: Understanding the Designs and Variations in Antique Barbed Wire

by James R. Newman

Book Overview

The Point of it All is a thoroughly documented, researched book about the history of the designs of antique barbed fencing. This book describes hundreds of patents and over 2,000 patent design variations found in antique barbed fencing. Varieties such as mild steel barbed wire strands, sheet metal barbed strips, barbed metal rods, and barbed wooden rails. Antique barbed fencing evolved from the wooden fences and plain wire fences of the 1850s. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931626359
• ISBN13: 9781931626354
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Astragal Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 9.9"