Papers, 1836-1978.

Glidden, Joseph Farwell, 1813-1906.

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Inventor of barbed wire. Joseph Glidden invented barbed wire in 1873. He was partnered with Isaac Ellwood until 1876, when Glidden left the wire business. Other business ventures included running a hotel, partnership in a Texas ranch with Henry B. Sanborn, and founding the local DeKalb newspaper. Glidden donated the land for Northern Illinois University. From the description of Papers, 1885-1954 (Northern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 14696437 ...

Ellwood Family.

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Barbed wire manufacturer. In partnership with Joseph Glidden, then the Washburn-Moen Company. Organized the Ellwood Manufacturing Company in 1889 which was sold to John W. Gates in 1898. Eventually, Gates' company became a division of U.S. Steel. Ellwood's son, William, ran a Percheron horse breeding business in DeKalb, Illinois. From the description of Papers, 1836-1978. (Northern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 14634874 ...

Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company

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Washburn & Moen made barbed wire. From the description of Remittance form, May 1894. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 165199849 ...

Gates, John W.

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American Steel & Wire Co.

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Ellwood, Isaac L., 1855-1910.

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Ellwood Wire and Nail Company.

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