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Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch

Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch
Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch
Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch
Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch
Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch
Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch
Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch

Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch
1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON. Ellwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch Western. This tool is embossed Pat. How many tools do you find this old and marked with patent dates! Very hard to find barbed wire fence stretcher with. Ellwood Wire Tightener Pat No.

Look it up on Google and see the drawing. It has to be very similar to this one. This one was refurbished before I found it-the rope is 38" long, and the chain is 20" long.

The tool itself is about 10" long x 5.25" wide not including the wood handle. All parts move easily and function properly. These were used when bard wire was still hated by most was just becoming more popular with some ranchers. I have included some interesting data on that.

Isaac Leonard Ellwood was born in Salt Springville, New York on August 3, 1833. His parents were people of modest means. Already ambitious as a young man, he drove a mule team on the Erie Canal. In 1851 he made his way west to seek his fortune in the gold fields of California.

He clerked in a hardware store in Sacramento and saved his earnings hoping to establish his own business. In 1855, Ellwood made his way to DeKalb County, Illinois, where several of his brothers had already settled.

Here he found work on the large farm of William Miller near Kingston. Isaac married Millers daughter Harriet in 1859 and soon established a hardware store on Main Street in DeKalb.

Keenly aware of the needs of farmers for a cheap durable fencing material through his hardware business, Ellwood began to tinker with ways to improve fencing. The two soon formed a partnership and established the worlds first barbed wire factory. By 1879, fifty million pounds of barbed wire were being produced annually and Ellwood was well on his way to becoming one of the wealthiest men in Illinois. This wealth enabled him to build a palatial home for his family on a large property at the edge of DeKalb. So much more interesting facts on this man and museum.

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The item "Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch" is in sale since Saturday, February 10, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Pulleys, Block & Tackle". The seller is "navyman26" and is located in Neenah, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States.
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Tool 1880 Wire Tightener Fence Stretcher CAST IRON Elwood DeKalb ILL Farm Ranch