Question

When was Barb Wire patented
A) 1898
B) 1868
C) 1874
D) 1866

Answer 1

C) 1874

The first patent in the United States for barbed wire was issued in 1867 to Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio, who is regarded as the inventor. Joseph F. Glidden of DeKalb, Illinois, received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.