Wire Stretching and Splicing Tool. (open access)

Wire Stretching and Splicing Tool.

Patent for a wire stretching and splicing tool used when repairing barbed wire and other wire fences. It connects the ends of broken wires by bringing them together and twisting them. It has a wire gripping device, an adjustable end that corresponds to the wire gripper, a way to separate the above listed parts and bring them back together again, and a clamping device.
Date: April 30, 1895
Creator: la Bauve, Odelon Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History