Summary
Abbott Australian Double Kink. Single strand wire with double kink. Four point barb is held in place by interlaced loops with kinks. This wire was originally patented as a military wire in Australia and was later adapted for commercial use.
Patent No: 2308905 Jan 19, 1943 by Harold A. Abbott of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Part of the Jack Chisholm Fencing Collection.
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Collection Names
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Acquisition Information
Bequest from (Estate of) Jack Chisholm, 30 Jul 2001
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Patentee
Mr Harold A. Abbott, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 19 Jan 1943
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
47 cm (Length), 2 cm (Outside Diameter)
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Exhibition Collection Management
470 mm (Length)
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References
Jack Glover Reference No: 283. Harold L. Hagemeier Reference No: 116 B
[Book] Glover, Jack. 1980. The 'Bobbed' Wire VI Bible., 1980
[Book] Hagemeier, Harold. 1998. Barbed Wire: Identification Encyclopedia., 1998
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Keywords
Agriculture, Barbed Wire, Fencing, Fencing Wire, Industrial Design, Innovation & Design
