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Fence Stretcher
c 1930
The open range was eventually fenced along property lines and between grazing areas. Barbed wire was the most common type of fencing used. This mid-20th century homemade device enabled one man to unreel wire off the heavy roll.
Ferrous metal, wood. L 207 cm, W 52cm, Wheels D 40 cm
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 1017

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