GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was barb wire patented?
A
1874
B
1840
C
1895
D
1900
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Glidden’s patent, No. 157124, was issued November 24, 1874.

Detailed explanation-2: -Barb Wire Variations: Homesteaders at last had a simple, yet effective tool for marking their boundaries and confining their animals. Other inventors received patents for their own variations on the basic barbed wire design and the U.S. government issued over 500 patents between 1868 and 1874.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution(By Examveda Team) Glidden was born in New York on Jan. 18, 1812. He invented barbed wire in 1873 and was granted the patent on Nov. 24, 1874.

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