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ever wonder about the origin of this wire that we find still in use and remnants of all over this county?
Barbed wire was developed from smooth wire, which dates back to a crude beginning about 400 AD. By 1870 there was a good quality of smooth wire, but it wasn't very effective for keeping in livestock. In 1867 a couple of inventors tried making the first barbed wire by cutting notches in the smooth wire. These wires saw a modicum of success until 1868. They experienced production and financial problems. In 1868 Michael Kelly
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