Antique Barbed Bobbed Wire Fence - History Development Types / Illustrated Book

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”The introduction of barbed wire in the 1870s had remarkable social and economic consequences.  Before the wire’s invention, fences were intended to keep animals and trespassers out.  Because barbed wire effectively kept animals in, the landholding concepts of cattlemen and small settlers changed radically with the new power that barbed wire gave them.”
BARBED WIRE HANDBOOK& PRICING GUIDE
by Thomas Edward Turner, privately published, TX, 1969.
Illustrated with over 400 detailed line drawings, the major contribution of this book is in the history of the development of barbed wire as a fencing material and in the illustrations and discussions of the principle types of barbed wire…It is assured a position as a basic reference work for anyone interested in the field of fencing in western America."” This book is most informative and interesting reading.
5” x 8.3” softback in very good condition.  107 pages.
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