Concertina Wire that might be stretched taut in between fence posts to help keep predators out, maintain livestock in, and to signal to other homesteaders that this land was currently taken.Concertina Wire was ideally suited towards the wide-open spaces of Kansas lands. It was fairly affordable, wouldn't rot, was virtually unaffected by fire, was powerful and long-lasting, and was effortlessly erected. Introduced within the 1860s, it rapidly became widely-used. In between 1875 and 1885, the national consumption of Concertina Wire jumped from 300 tons to 130,000 tons.
To compete in this well-liked new company, all inventors had to complete was devise various techniques of attaching barbs, points, wheels, or blocks towards the plain drawn wire that was manufactured in Eastern factories. So long as the style didn't infringe on prior patents, inventors stood to create cash along with a name for themselves.