Present Day Barbed Wire
Barbed wire is still used today in Texas for fencing and protection. It is commonly used to keep cattle or other animals contained. It is also utilized in the military, where they put it out for combat conditions, or team building. Another way that it is used for protection, is at prisons, to keep people in, and others out. Barbed wire is fairly cheap, and has been used for over a century, making it an ideal selection for someone needing a lot, or a little bit, of fencing in Texas.
Below to the left is a picture of barbed wire at the top of a fence with a sunset at dusk. This is what a fence looks like today.
Below to the right is a broken down picture of Glidden's first method to make barbed wire in 1873. This shows us how different it was made back then, compared to how it is made today.
Below to the left is a picture of barbed wire at the top of a fence with a sunset at dusk. This is what a fence looks like today.
Below to the right is a broken down picture of Glidden's first method to make barbed wire in 1873. This shows us how different it was made back then, compared to how it is made today.