This Display of Antique Barbed Wire has some of the most sought after pieces for a collection. It makes a nice display for any room but would really top off that southwest room if you have one. All pieces are 18” which is the desired length for collectors. Nice wood frame and backboard. Measures 29" x 11.75" x 2.25".
I have given below some information on some of the pieces.; Antique Scutt’s Wooden Block Barbed Wire #48 1880
This 18 “ piece of Antique Scutt’s Wooden Block Barbed Wire is in excellent condition for a piece that is 142 years old. This is one of the harder pieces of Barbed Wire to locate since most of the wood has rotted away. There were two different varieties of this wire, one with a barb in the middle and the other without barb. It was patented by Hiraam Scutt of Joliet, Ill. in 1880 and is #48 in the identification book. It was made “To add visibility, for example, in 1876 Jayne and Hill used wooden blocks woven between two twisted lines and backed up by steel bars,” he says. “Scutt’s wooden block, with and without barbs, originated in 1880. Both wires are avidly sought by collectors, bringing about $150 and $10 respectively.
Stubby Plate Large #113 1883 was produced by O. P. Briggs based upon the Scutt’s wooden block for visibility. These are 8 point barbs.
Hodge Spur Rowel on Parallel Strands. Two parallel strand wires with ten point sheet metal spur rowel barb.Patent No.: 367398 Aug 2, 1887 by Chester A Hodge of Beloit, Wisconsin. These are the most sought after pieces.
The Aluminum wire has a Patent, January 24, 1882 by Thomas Dodge & Charles Washburn of Worcester, MA
I could not find much information on the planter wire. A little history:
Wire fences used before the invention of the barb consisted of only one strand of wire, which was constantly broken by the weight of cattle pressing against it. Michael Kelly made a significant improvement to wire fencing with an invention that "twisted two wires together to form a cable for barbs—the first of its kind in America," according to Henry D. and Frances T. McCallum, the authors of The Wire That Fenced the West. Known as the "thorny fence," Kelly's double-strand design made the fence stronger, and the painful barbs taught cattle to keep their distance.
Predictably, other inventors sought to improve upon Kelly's designs; among them was Joseph Glidden, a farmer from De Kalb, IL. In 1873 and 1874, patents were issued for various designs to strengthen Kelly's invention, but the recognized winner in this series of improvements was Glidden's simple wire barb locked onto a double-strand wire. 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. His invention also survived court challenges from other inventors. 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.

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