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The Antique Barbed Wire Society is committed to collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting the historical heritage of barbed wire and barbed wire related items.



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Section 1: Books & Publications





Barbed Wire Identification Encyclopedia



Hagemeier



Barbed Wire Identification Encyclopedia

Fifth Edition 2010

by Harold L. Hagemeier

Description:

• Accepted identification book of the barbed wire collecting hobby

• 2183 Illustrations with descriptions

• Indexed / Paperback / Dimensions: 8½" x 11"


Price: • $40.00 • Includes shipping and handling.

OUT OF STOCK





Supplement to Barbed Wire Encyclopedia



Antique Barbed Wire Society



Supplement to Edition Five of Barbed Wire Identification Encyclopedia

8th Edition

by: Antique Barbed Wire Society

Description:

• Accepted Supplement to the Fifth Ed. Barbed Wire Identification Encyclopedia

• 200+ additional illustrations with descriptions

• Spiral Bound Paperback / Dimensions: 8½" x 11"


Price: • $18.00 Spiral Bound • Includes shipping and handling

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Unique Wires & Oddities



Antique Barbed Wire Society



Unique Wires and Oddities

by: The Antique Barbed Wire Society

Description:

• Illustrations / Paperback


Price: • $10.00 • Includes shipping and handling

OUT OF STOCK





Barbed Wire Tool & Value Guide



Antique Barbed Wire Society



Barbed Wire Tool & Value Guide

by The Antique Barbed Wire Society

Description:

• Including Most Recent Values of Wire, Tools, and Related Items

• Companion to The Barbed Wire Encyclopedia and other ID books

• Staple Bound


Price: • $5.95 • Includes shipping and handling

OUT OF STOCK





Barriers - An Encyclopedia of United States Barbed Wire Fence Patents



Campbell & Allison



Barriers - An Encyclopedia of United States Barbed Fence Patents (1986)

by Robert O. Campbell and Vernon L. Allison

Description:

• The most complete barbed wire patent book available today.

• 460 pages

• Illustrated / Indexed / Hard cover /

Dimensions: Not Available

Price: • $50.00 • Includes shipping and handling

OUT OF STOCK





Barbed Wire Identification Conversion Chart



A ntique Barbed Wire Society



Antique Barbed Wire Identification Conversion Chart, 2023

First Edition

By: Antique Barbed Wire Society & California Barbed Wire Collectors

Description:

• Many older collections of antique barbed wire were identified and numbered according to the listing m the old Barbed Wire Bible, by Jack Glover. As new research became available it was evident that there were errors in the process.

• This chart lists those antique barbed wires that received a number in the Barbed Wire Bible and shows the collector how the wires are identified and numbered in the new system developed by Harold Hagemeier and currently used by the Antique Barbed Wire Society.

• Saves hours of time and improves accurate wire identification.

• Best when used with the Barbed Wire Identification Encyclopedia.


Price: • $10.00 Staple Bound • Includes shipping and handling

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Stretchers & Strainers: Fence & Wire Tools



Bose



Stretchers and Strainers Fence and Wire Tools (1975)

by Conrad E. Bose

Description:

• An illustrated guide to identification of fence stretchers and other wire and fence tools

• 720 illustrations / 66 pages / Paperback / 5½" x 8½"


Price: • $16.95 • Includes shipping and handling

OUT OF STOCK





Patents, Pictures, and Pertinent Points



A llison



Patents, Pictures, and Pertinent Points (1976)

by Vernon Allison

Description:

• Indexed / Paperback / Dimensions: 5 ½ " x 8 ½ "


Price: • $9.95 • Includes shipping and handling

OUT OF STOCK





Fence Stays - A Collector's Guide



Sowle



Fence Stays - A Collector's Guide (2007)

by Dan Sowle

Description:

• Accepted identification book of Fence Stays

• 944 illustrations and descriptions / 311 pages

• Indexed / Paperback / Dimensions: 5½" x 8½"


Price: • $22.95 • Includes shipping and handling

OUT OF STOCK






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