A few of our readers knew about our mystery tool from the Antique Toolbox column Sept. 27 — some, from personal experience. The tool is part of the collection of the Landis Valley Village & Farm ...

PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to provide landowners with a barbed wire fence configuration with a hardware bracket and specialized screws to securely fasten the wire without ...

Barbed wire is the type of fencing commonly used on farms to confine livestock, keeping valuable animals safe from predators, motor vehicles, deep water, and other hazards. Good quality barb wire ...

It’s ugly, dangerous and destructive. In its time, it was heralded as one of history’s great inventions. In the 1870s, barbed wire fencing was advertised as “The Greatest Discovery of the Age.” Joseph ...

Old barbed wire fences are a major hindrance, and a leading cause of death, for elk and other wildlife in the West. Conservation groups and critter organizations have long worked to remove these ...

If there’s one thing I hope never to see in my life, it’s the reverse side of my dog’s hide. Yet as the owner of hunting dogs, I have almost come to accept the chances for that happening someday. With ...

Behold the humble barbed-wire fence, the five-strand sentinel of Texas woods and plains. Untold thousands of miles of barbed-wire fence divide the state, so ubiquitous outside the city centers that ...