barb wire 79 piece antique collection, identified by affixed tags to each piece. measuring approx. 18 to 20 inches in length, each piece is historical and unique to itself. the accompied book is a soft cover, collector's limited edition booklet marked as copy number 74 and entitled, barb wire, collectors identification guide, 1970, by albert maurer, who signed the book and provided a signed b/w 5 x7 picture of himself in cowboy gear. the barb wire is dated in the primarily in the 1870 to 1880's range, a very few piece date into the early 1890's. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3852.JPG scutts h 1878, scutts m/w 1878, hodge spur rowell 1887, nelson h barb 1881, stubbe plate small 1883. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3853.JPG Merrill four point 1871, waukeegan double strand 1876, brotherton lock barb 1887, billings four point, scutts two point 1880. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3854.JPG preston braid 10/18/1881, baker perfect 1883, nadelhoff twist 7/26/1884, Merrill buffalo medium 12/26/1876, baker perfect 1883. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3855.JPG hallner green brior 1/22/1878, scutts n barb 12/22/1885, Caldwell saddle barb 4/4/1876, scutts coup 6/18/1878, Crandall telegraph link 5/24/1887. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3856.JPG dodge washburn stubbe 1/4/1882, allis sawtooth 7/26/1881, glidden prickly pear 11/24/1874, dodge washburn 1/2 round 1882, fentress diamond 12/14/1875. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3857.JPG burnell parallel 6/19/1877, ross four point 1879, rare hog wire, haish parallel 8/31/1875, havenhill y barb 1878. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3858.JPG allis buckthorn 7/26/1881, upham sinle staple 1883, rogers single 1888 galvanized brotherton barb 1887, burnell lock barb 1877. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3859.JPG brinks martelle 8/11/1885, edinborn straddle 1885, glidden double square 1874, uphams snail double 1883, glidden lt. ga. 1874. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3860.JPG brinks open face 1881, frye's parallel 1878, clines rail 12/25/1883, baker barbed hogwire 1882, ross parallel 1879. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3861.JPG brinks slant barb, Crandall zig-zag 11/4/1879, elwood spread 3/1881, wings 1878, glidden hanging barb. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3862.JPG brinks twist 4/8/1879, stoyer Corsicana clip 6/29/1875, Kelly diamond 2/11/1868, upham single staple 9/14/1883, upham bent staple. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3863.JPG glidden oval 8/22/1876, baker notched barb 1883, upham single snail, brotherenton flat 1887, ford twist 6/9/1875. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3864.JPG shinns double 1881, Flemish braid 1894, frye's twist 5/28/1878, Merrill buffalo large 12/26/1876, scutts parallel 9/21/1880. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3865.JPG allis twisted ribbon 1893, bittleson 1/2 hitch 5/7/1878, Watkins lazy plate 11/1/1876, haish improved s 1875. http://www.crowntiques.com/images/336/aIMG_3866.JPG upnam staple two line 1883, shimms oval, wings heavy gauge 1878, waukeegan single 1884.