Fence Charger
Made by Montroy Electrical Mfg. Company
Los Angeles, CA
c 1920 - 1930

This 115 volt fence charger was used to electrify wire fencing. By generating an electric shock when touched, it insured that livestock would not push through a fence. This is probably a charger Scotty used to contain his mules in a pasture surrounded by the long fence lines on the Johnson property.
Metal, glass. L 23.5, W 10.5, H 15.5 cm
Death Valley National Park, DEVA 41989

Barbed Wire

This barbed wire was patented by G.C. Baker in 1883 as "flat barb" due its distinctive triangular-shaped flat barbs.
Metal. L 25 3/8 in
Death Valley National Park, DEVA 11583