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	Joseph Farwell Glidden — Infoplease.com
		Glidden's two sons with Clarissa later died in an epidemic, and Clarissa herself died in childbirth.
		Glidden began experimenting with ways to improved barbed wire, and the next year he received a patent for a machine that added the barbs to the wire mechanically, thus allowing for mass production.
		Glidden and his partner, Isaac L. Ellwood, established the Barb Fence Company in De Kalb, and in a few years, barbed wire was being used all over the West.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0886844.html (237 words)

	NIU Historical Buildings
		Joseph Glidden often was referred to as "the grand old man of DeKalb County." He was the largest contributor to the DeKalb churches, gave money for the DeKalb Public Hospital, and became the publisher of the DeKalb Chronicle.
		Realizing that Glidden’s barbed wire was superior to his, he purchased a half interest in Glidden’s patent and formed a working relationship for producing barbed wire with him.
		As was the case with Ellwood and Glidden, he became a wealthy man and developed a type of barbed wire which competed with that manufactured by Joseph Glidden.
	www3.niu.edu /historicalbuildings/dekalb_context.htm (894 words)

	Joseph Farwell Glidden — FactMonster.com
		Glidden's two sons with Clarissa later died in an epidemic, and Clarissa herself died in childbirth.
		Glidden began experimenting with ways to improved barbed wire, and the next year he received a patent for a machine that added the barbs to the wire mechanically, thus allowing for mass production.
		Glidden and his partner, Isaac L. Ellwood, established the Barb Fence Company in De Kalb, and in a few years, barbed wire was being used all over the West.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0886844.html (221 words)

	Joseph Glidden - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Glidden, Joseph Farwell (1813-1906), American teacher and farmer, who patented the first successful two-stranded barbed wire for commercial use....
		Glidden, Carlos (1834-1877), American mechanic and coinventor of the first practical typewriter.
		Joseph, Saint, in the New Testament, husband of the Virgin Mary.
	encarta.msn.com /Joseph_Glidden.html (108 words)

	Joseph Glidden Summary
		Joseph Glidden (1813-1906) did not invent barbed wire, but the improvements to the product that he patented in 1874 resulted in the form of barbed wire still widely in use today.
		Joseph Farwell Glidden was born in Charleston, New Hampshire, on January 18, 1813, to David and Polly Hurd Glidden, natives of that state.
		Glidden is remembered for his role in encouraging the widespread use of barbed wire, which has been called "the force that tamed the West." The National Archives and Records Administration's Teaching with Documents series developed a lesson plan on Glidden's Patent Application for Barbed Wire.
	www.bookrags.com /Joseph_Glidden (2382 words)

	The Ellwood House \| History of Barbed Wire
		Joseph Glidden made his first barbed wire in the kitchen of his farmhouse, using a coffee mill to twist the barbs into shape.
		Glidden applied for a patent in October 1873; however, it was not granted until November 24, 1874.
		In 1892, the United States Supreme Court awarded precedence to Joseph Glidden because of his original claim that the twisting of the two strands of wire holds the barbs in place.
	www.ellwoodhouse.org /barb_wire (953 words)

	A Maine Family's History - Smith / Glidden Surnames - Glidden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Jamesdm49@aol.com: Joseph Glidden born 1808 in Wakefield NH, married 6/12/1832 in Calais Maria Scott born 10/6/1815 in Calais, died 12/10/1861 in Calais.
		Everett Glidden born 2/1/1838 in Calais died 5/16/1911 in Calais, married to Sarah Jane Malloch 2/1/1838.
		Amaziah Glidden born 1839 in Calais, married Elizabeth Brown 11/23/1867 in Calais, married Margaret Mccabe 1883 in Calais.
	www.calaisalumni.org /Maine/2glidden.htm (1626 words)

	Barbed Wire History - Invention of Barbed Wire
		Joseph Glidden attended a Dekalb, Illinois county fair where he observed a demonstration of a wooden rail with sharp nails protruding along its sides, hanging inside a smooth wire fence.
		Glidden fashioned barbs on an improvised coffee bean grinder, placed them at intervals along a smooth wire, and twisted another wire around the first to hold the barbs in a fixed position.
		Joseph Glidden's wire fences were cheaper to erect than their alternatives and when they became widely available in the late 19th century in the United States they made it affordable to fence much bigger areas than before.
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/barbwire.htm (1876 words)

	The Development and Rise of Barbed Wire
		By using a coffee mill, Glidden quickly developed a method of wrapping the wire around the barb, and "by this method a fairly uniform barb was produced with each operation of the coffee mill"(32).
		Glidden had first applied for the patent of his method of putting barbs on wire on October 27, 1873, yet the patent was not granted.
		Joseph Glidden's original design, trade named "The Winner," was not patented until November 24, 1874, over one year after he had applied.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~class/am485_98/cook/develp.htm (3387 words)

	Daily Chronicle Online - News
		Born Jan. 3, 1912, she was a great-niece to Joseph Glidden, the DeKalb farmer who opened the door to development of the Western United States by inventing barbed wire.
		She later received her bachelor's degree at the teachers college, which was behind the family homestead and on land donated to the state by Joseph Glidden.
		I was born a Glidden and I intend to die a Glidden," she said with a laugh.
	www.daily-chronicle.com /articles/2004/12/20/news/news03.txt (927 words)

	ABWS
		Joseph F. Glidden was born in Charleston, Sullivan County, New Hampshire..
		Joseph Glidden's young sons, Homer and Virgil, die in an epidemic.
		Glidden is elected to the County Board of Supervisors, at the age of 50.
	www.antiquebarbedwiresociety.com /inventors_glidden.html (247 words)

	GLIDDEN Family Obituaries
		She is survived by two sons, Richard Glidden of Rochester and James Glidden of Missoula, Mont.; a daughter, Nancy Chisholm of Milton; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen LaFortune of Dracut, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews.
		Glidden was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Dorothy Marie Glidden and his son, Raymond.
		Glidden was the widow of Joseph Glidden of Palo Alto.
	www.obitlinkspage.com /obit/glidden.htm (1208 words)

	Lincoln County News
		Colonel Glidden’s third ship was christened the Tomend in 1833 and had a tonnage of 350 tons, this was also a full rigged vessel.
		One of the local papers stated that Captain Samuel Glidden was in charge of his father’s vessel Winfield Scott on her maiden voyage to New York.
		Colonel John Glidden had a cousin and his name was William Taylor Glidden, who went to sea at a young age of 12 and worked his way up to become a master or captain of his own vessel.
	www.mainelincolncountynews.com /index.cfm?ID=21896 (1071 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		Hedges of it were claimed to be "pig tight, horse high, and bull strong." Experiments with varieties of thorn hedges and smooth wire failed to solve the problems of plains ranchers and farmers, however, and so their features were combined into barbed wire fences.
		On November 24, 1874, Joseph F. Glidden of DeKalb, Illinois, was granted a patent for fencing material consisting of barbs wrapped around a single strand of wire and held in place by twisting that strand around another.
		Glidden sold his interests, which included other barbed wire patents, to the Massachusetts wire manufacturer Washburn and Moen in May 1876.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/aob1.html (608 words)

	The History of DeKalb, Illinois - Ellwood House, Barbed Wire, Hometown of Cindy Crawford. . .
		Agriculture was the primary economic activity until the 1873-4 when farmer Joseph Glidden developed barbed wire and began commercial mass production of his new invention.
		Glidden sold half of his interest to hardware merchant Isaac L. Ellwood and together the two formed the Barb Fence Company.
		Two months after Glidden filed his application for a patent, lumber salesman Jacob Haish also applied for a patent and on June 25, 1874, ran interference papers against Glidden's patent.
	www.dekalb.org /about_dekalb/history.html (222 words)

	Joseph F Glidden
		Joseph Farwell Glidden was born Jan. 18, 1813, in New Hampshire.
		Lucinda Warne Glidden had been Joseph's wife and partner for more than 20 years when the patent for "The Winner" was made legal and binding.
		Her marriage to the widower Glidden was an event of interest to all in the DeKalb community.
	www.gliddenhomestead.org /JosephGlidden.htm (663 words)

	Educators and Students - Glidden's Patent Application for Barbed Wire
		Nine patents for improvements to wire fencing were granted by the U.S. Patent Office to American inventors, beginning with Michael Kelly in November 1868 and ending with Joseph Glidden in November 1874.
		Glidden's invention made barbed wire more effective not only because he described a method for locking the barbs in place, but also because he developed the machinery to mass-produce the wire.
		Glidden's patent, prevailing in both litigation and sales, was soon known as "the winner." Today, it remains the most familiar style of barbed wire.
	www.archives.gov /education/lessons/barbed-wire (1094 words)

	Rural Rites: Barbed wire – Twisted strands of steel withstand the test of time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The idea for the barbed wire was best developed by Glidden, who improved on what he’d seen at an exhibit at the De Kalb County Fair in Illinois in 1873.
		Glidden applied for the patent on his version of barbed wire in October 1873.
		The Washburn, Moen, and Ellwood company was formed, and the farmer, Glidden, received $60,000 and a royalty of 25 cents per 100 pounds of barbed wire sold through the new company.
	www.countryworldnews.com /Editorial/CTX/2005/ct1124RuralRites.html (663 words)

	CJ Online \| Kansas News \| Jim Suber: Barbed wire enthusiasts to gather at Kansas museum 04/21/00
		Each man -- Joseph Glidden, a farmer; Issac Ellwood, a hardware merchant; and Jacob Haish, a businessman -- returned home to try to develop the idea of putting spikes on metal wire that Rose's rail had inspired in each.
		Glidden, who never sought a fortune or the fame, eventually partnered with Ellwood, who admitted Glidden's idea was superior.
		It is nearly identical to Glidden's first model, which is two strands of twisted wire interspersed by barbs wrapped around one of those strands.
	www.cjonline.com /stories/042100/kan_subercol.shtml (754 words)

	Joseph Glidden
		Glidden was born in Clarendon, New York, in 1813.
		Glidden in 1874 - this was a cheap and effective solution for the homesteaders.
		Glidden was declared the winner and the Father of Barbed Wire...
	www.netactics.co.uk /joseph_glidden.html (325 words)

	Barbed Wire History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The fence rail, patented earlier that year on May 13, was designed to be attached to an existing fence to "prick" an animal when it came into contact with the rail and keep livestock from breaking through.
		When Haish learned that Glidden had applied for a patent in late 1873, but was denied, Haish filed a patent for his creation, the "S-Barb" in July of 1874.
		Even though Haish was awarded a patent first, Glidden won the dispute because he had filed his patent before Haish.
	www.rushcounty.org /BarbedWireMuseum/bwhistory.shtml (938 words)

	NIU Founders
		Capital, land, influence, time, and intellectual pursuits all were freely given by these public spirited citizens in their attempt to create a better DeKalb.
		It was Glidden’s barbed wire, however, which eventually became the standard type after he perfected it.
		Jacob Haish, who was born in Germany and came to DeKalb County in 1849, was a self-made and self-educated man. He worked as a farm laborer, carpenter, lumber dealer, and a banker.
	www.niu.edu /virtualtour/traditions/21.html (952 words)

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		Among the first to fence were The Frying Pan Ranch, The XIT, and the JA Ranch, all located in the Texas Panhandle.
		In 1876, Glidden sold his half of the patent to Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company for,000 and royalties.
		Glidden sold his one half interest to the Washburn & Moen Company in 1876.
	knightswithoutarmor.20m.com /custom.html (1063 words)

	PBS - THE WEST - Joseph Glidden
		A native of New Hampshire, Joseph Glidden was an Illinois farmer when he developed a commonplace product that would transform the West: barbed wire.
		Patented in 1874, Glidden’s barbed wire opened the plains to large-scale farming, and closed the open range, bringing the era of the cowboy and the round-up to an end.
		With his partner, Isaac L. Ellwood, Glidden formed the Barb Fence Company of De Kalb, Illinois, and quickly became one of the wealthiest men in the nation.
	www.pbs.org /weta/thewest/people/d_h/glidden.htm (120 words)

	AgriTalk.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This barn is perhaps the most historically significant barn in the country because it is where Joseph Glidden invented and manufactured the first practical barbed wire.
		Glidden's first barbed wire manufacturing office was located in the southeast corner of the barn.
		Fund-raising is an ongoing effort of the organization, with the goal of restoring the barn for use as a museum.
	www.agritalk.com /show_story2.php?id=43547 (316 words)

	Amazon.com: "Joseph Glidden": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tell your students to put on their banker hats and figure out what Joseph Glidden received in royalties on his barbed wire patent.
		Joseph Glidden showed a small stroke of genius in inventing barbed wire, a material that transformed the West, but rather less in...
		Joseph Glidden gets a lot of the credit for the invention, but the first patent was given to Michael Kelly in t868.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Joseph-Glidden (497 words)

	Daily Chronicle Online - Neighbors
		Glidden was granted the patent for “The Winner” in November 1874.
		The nonprofit organization is run by a 15-member volunteer board that includes two direct descendants of Joseph Glidden.
		Public support and membership in the Glidden Homestead helps continue restoration efforts for the house and barn, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
	www.daily-chronicle.com /articles/2006/05/17/neighbors/neighbors03.txt (488 words)

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