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  2. Barbed wire - Wikipedia

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  3. Western Union splice - Wikipedia

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    The 1915 textbook Practical Electric Wiring describes the construction of the Western Union splice; short tie and long tie. The short tie splice has it being formed after stripping the insulation from a pair of wires for several inches, each, crossing the wires left over right as shown in figure part A; then, a hooked cross (figure part B) is formed holding the crossing point of the two wires ...

  4. Jacob Haish - Wikipedia

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    Sophie Ann Brown. . ( m. 1847) . Signature. Jacob Haish (March 9, 1826 – February 19, 1926) was one of the first inventors of barbed wire. His type of barbed wire was in direct competition with the other barbed wire manufacturers in DeKalb, Illinois. He was a known carpenter and architect in DeKalb County and designed several prominent DeKalb ...

  5. Wiring party - Wikipedia

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    Wiring party. Wiring parties, (or wiring sappers, cutters), were used during World War I on the Western Front as an offensive countermeasure against the enemy’s barbed wire obstacles. Though hazardous and stressful duty, work was done at night to repair, improve, and rebuild their own wire defences, while also sabotaging and cutting the enemy's.

  6. Earthbag construction - Wikipedia

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    This construction technique is one of the most versatile natural building methods and can be used for benches, freestanding walls, emergency shelters, temporary or permanent housing, or barns and commercial buildings. Earthbag is frequently chosen for many small-to-medium-sized institutional structures in the developing world.

  7. Concertina wire - Wikipedia

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  8. The Wire that Fenced the West - Wikipedia

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    285. ISBN. 0806106514. The Wire that Fenced the West is a book written by Henry D. and Frances T. McCallum and published in 1965 by the University of Oklahoma Press . The book covers the history of the development of barbed wire and the inventors. It also include chapters of how it was marketed and the history of its use in the American West.

  9. Joseph Glidden - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Farwell Glidden (January 18, 1813 – October 9, 1906) was an American businessman and farmer. He was the inventor of the modern barbed wire. In 1898, he donated land for the Northern Illinois State Normal School in DeKalb, Illinois, which was renamed as Northern Illinois University in 1957.