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When was Barb Wire patented

Correct Answer: 1874

Explanation:

Joseph F. Glidden - Father of Barbed Wire.


      • Glidden was born in New York in 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 received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.

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