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No. 2, the “ Cleveland Barbed 
Wire.” The points stand out at 
nearly right angles, which could 
not well be shown in the engrav¬ 
ing perspective. The same barb 
can be applied to double or 
triple wires. The names of the 
manufacturers unknown to us. 
No. 3.—Engraved from 
a specimen; distinctive 
name unknown. These 
barbs also stand out at 
right angles, that is, in 
four directions. We are 
not aware that this form is 
now being manufactured. 
No. 4, the “Kelly Steel Barb 
Wire,” with the two-point barb 
stamped or cut from sheet metal, 
and pierced to string upon 
main wire and be held in 
by the other. This variety is 
manufactured by the “ Thorn 
Wire Hedge Co.,” we believe. 
No. 5, “ Roberts Barbed Wire,” en¬ 
graved from specimen ; if now man¬ 
ufactured, the makers are as yet un¬ 
known to us. The two-pointed barb is 
a cast double-pointed piece of metal, 
with a deep groove around its middle, 
where it is grasped and held some¬ 
what firmly by the twisted main wires. 
No. 6, the “ Crandall’s Barbed 
Wire,” is simple, and this barb may 
probably be put upon a single wire, 
like No. 2, but when there are only 
two barbs, they need to be set closer 
together than for the four barbs. 
Made by the Chicago Galvanizing Co. 
No. 7, the “ Sterling Barbed 
Wire,” has a single pointed wire 
bent firmly around one of the main 
wires, and locked over itself; it 
presents the two barbs, pointing in 
the two opposite directions. This 
wire is manufactured by the 
North-western Barb Wire Co. 
No. 8,the “Bronson Barbed V 
Wire.” The two barbs are % 
formed by cutting one of the 
running wires, and bending 
and locking the ends. We do 
not know the manufacturers. 
No. 9—The “ Glidden Steel Barbed 
. Fencing.” The barb h^s a close double 
| turn around one of the main wires. 
To reduce the objections to dangerous 
points, this variety has for some time 
past been made with the barbs materi¬ 
ally shortened. Manufactured by the Washburn 
& Moen M’f’g. Co., as per advertisement elsewhere. 
No. 10, the “ Three-pointed, 
Stone City Steel Barbed 
Wire,” has a 3-pointed piece 
locked between the two main 
wires. Made by the Stone 
City Barb Wire Fence Co. 
No. 11. “The Steel Barbed 
Cable Fence,” (Frentress* & 
Scutt’s patents), is similar 
to No. 10, but with 4 barbs 
on one solid piece. Made by 
the Illinois Fence Company. 
Two other barbs, somewhat 
similar to these, are made by H. B. Scutt & Co. 
No. 12. “Spiral Twist, 
4-pointed, Steel-barb¬ 
ed Cable Fence Wire” 
(Watkins’ patent).The 
barbs are on one solid 
piece of metal, which 
is bent to conform to the twist of the main wires, 
and is thus held fast. Made by Watkins & Ashley. 
No.13, the “Quad- 
rated Barbed 
Fence,” is explain¬ 
ed by the engrav¬ 
ing. It has well- 
fastened barbs cer¬ 
tainly. Made, we believe, by Pittsburgh Hinge Co. 
No. 14. The “Iowa4-pointed 
Barbed Steel Wire,” (Burnell’s 
patent). The form and struc¬ 
ture are plainly shown in the 
engraving. The wire of the 
barbs passes twice around and 
between the main wires, but 
so loosely as to yield a little. 
It Is made by the Iowa Barb Steel Wire Co., both 
in Iowa and New York, as advertised elsewhere. 
No. 15. We give the name 
“Lyman Manufacturing Co. 
Barbed Fence” to this, from 
the Company reported as 
manufacturing it. Its form 
is shown in the engraving. 
No. 1C. The “Allis Patent Barb,” .is all the name 
we have heard for this. Our specimen is a solid 
piece of the form shown in the engraving herewith. 
No. 17, the “ American Barb Fence.” A central, 
wire closely sheathed with a continuous metal strip, 
with its edges cut in the form of barbs, turned out 
in all directions, the points one inch apart. The 
whole is covered and saturated with paint or zinc, 
firmly cementing the outer and inner metal. 
Made by the American Barb Fence Co., (J. C. 
Taylor, General Agent), as advertised elsewhere. 
No. 18, the “ Brinkerlioff Steel 
Strap and Barb,” of the form and size 
shown in the engraving. Weight 
about 1 lb. to the rod. The barb is fast¬ 
ened, as shown on the reverse side of 
No. 19, and the whole is galvanized, 
which firmly solders the barb. Manufactured by the 
Washburn & MoenMfg.Co.,as advertised elsewhere. 
No. 19, we call 
the “ Brinkerhotf 
Improved.” This is the Brinkerhotf strap, same as 
No. 18, hut the barbs, which were prepared in this 
form at our suggestion and request, project only 
about one-fourth of an inch, and the edges are so 
inclined that they will not catch and tear the skin 
of animals unless pushed horizontally under heavy 
pressure, nor will they injure cloth¬ 
ing swinging loosely against them. 
Others claim strongly that the barbs are 
not long enough or sharp enough to 
repel cattle. That is one of the points to be decided. 
Indeed, the leading question in the discussion now 
is, how much, or how little barbing is best, tak¬ 
ing into account effectiveness , and safety for ani¬ 
mals. No. 20 is a partial section of No. 19, which is 
introduced to show how it is twisted in putting up. 
No. 21 is from the actual piece we brought 
from a fence at Beloit, Wis., (sketched from 
memory last month, not quite correctly). Objec¬ 
tionable from its too sharp barbs, and the expensive 
waste of cutting out the metal between the barbs. 
No. 22. “ Scutt’s Patent Tablet Wire,” provides 
a row of wooden blocks on the middle or top, large 
enough to be readily seen by animals approaching. 
No. 23. “ Scutts’Lock Center 
Barb,” a modification of No. 11, 
as is shown by the engraving. V 
Nos. 24, 25, 26.—“Lord’s Rotary Barbs.” The 
engravings show three different forms of these, in 
which the barbs are arranged to turn or revolve 
loosely in the wire. The claim is that they yield to 
the motion of the animal, and lessen the tearing. 
Some other forms will be shown next- nueith 
