On this day in history, November 24, 1874, the first commercially successful barbed wire is patented
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The first commercially successful barbed wire was patented by an American farmer on Nov. 24, 1874. Joseph Farwell Glidden invented the effective product.
And on this day in history, Nov. 24, 1874, the first commercially successful barbed wire was patented by Joseph Farwell Glidden. Brittany Kasko is a lifestyle production assistant with Fox News Digital.
Glidden was an American farmer originally from Charlestown, New Hampshire.
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