Posted 11 years ago
TheGateKee…
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Unique variation of the patent #182,817, October 3, 1876 issued to William H. Gillman, of Belvedere, Illinois.
Acquired both known widths 9/16" and 1" at the recent convention in La Crosse, Kansas.
There is a pair of NICE additions!
Thank you barbedwireguy.
Hard enough to find a Gillman wire as is, but these variations are something else.
You are so right Al. I've only seen one Gillman in a collection. Personally I don't think these are Gillman. They appear to be a complete reverse of the Scott Smallwood patent #254,888. ie; Sheet metal line wire with wire barbs. Could have been one of the wires made by the company in St Louis that changed up patents slightly to avoid patent infringement.