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Phillips "Cocklebur"
Pattented in 1883 by Oliver O. Phillips.
The rarest wire in my collection. sorry about the shadow at the bottom.
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Posted 14 years ago
barbedwire…
(25 items)
Phillips "Cocklebur"
Pattented in 1883 by Oliver O. Phillips.
The rarest wire in my collection. sorry about the shadow at the bottom.
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WOW your bringing out the big dogs!!!!!
HAHA!!! Why hold out? I'm pretty proud of this wire. I'm glad you like it.
Heard That..Bravo.
Thank You.... As Well.
There are at least 3 variations of this one known to exist. Extremely rare.
Looks like a brass barb? I own one and a list (somewhere) of twenty some owners of Phillips Cockleburs. I have seen two with iron barbs and then there is the the single line variety on display in the Cowboy Museum in OK., the one in Autrey Brown's book. The patent claims the barb could be solid or hollow bodied which leads to much speculation on how they where made. Got any theories?
Alan Herbruger
San Jose, CA.
At one point in time i could account for 35 pieces of this wire! Yes that is correct - 35.
You would know gman, you da man. Thanks for the update.
O i forgot to mention-i have this wire in a four line in case that is pertinent.