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Menu Gail Borden Joseph Glidden Click on the picture next to each name to find out more about that inventor! Quiz Time

Gail Borden’s Life  Born in Norwich, N. Y. on Nov. 9, 1801  Moved to Texas in 1829  Wanted to help pioneers survive harsh conditions  First invention was a dehydrated meat biscuit ClickClick Here

Gail Borden’s Patent  Visited a Shaker Community in 1851 and observed sugar making  Applied for patent in 1853 to condense milk  Was denied because the process was not new  Proved the use of vacuums in the process and was granted patent Click Here

Gail Borden’s Patent  The New York Condensed Milk Company was formed in 1856(Now the Borden Company)  The condensed milk helped feed the Union Army in the Civil War Click Here

Borden’s Contributions to Texas  Educated dairymen in sanitation  Organized many schools  Built six churches  Supported poorly paid ministers, teachers, and students Click Here

Joseph Glidden’s Life  Born in Charleston, New Hampshire on January 18, 1813  Grew up as a farmer’s boy in Orleans County, NY  Received teacher training at Vermont’s Middlebury Academy  Went back to the family farm  Began his journey westward in 1842 Click Here

Joseph Glidden’s Patent  Did not invent Barbed wire, but made improvements to it  The DeKalb County Fair is where he found the idea for barbed wire  Barbed wire fencing is made up of two pieces of wire twisted together to form a cable with thorn-like bobs at regular intervals Click Here

Joseph Glidden’s Patent  Barbed wire is use to protect crops, water supplies, and livestock from damage  October 27, 1873, Glidden applied for a patent for a specific method of attaching the barbs to wire  October 20, 1874, Glidden’s patent was granted Click Here html Read the 1 st paragraph under “sought patent for improvement” to find out who Glidden got his idea from!

Glidden’s Contributions to Texas  1881-Glidden and H. B. Sanborn bought 125,000 acres of land in Texas  The land was filled with cattle and fenced with Glidden wire  Barbed wire has been called “the force that tamed the west” Click Here

Quiz #1 Which invention helped soldiers in the Civil War? Dehydrated meat biscuit Barbed wire Condensed milk

Quiz #2 Where did Joseph Glidden’s idea come from? Lumberman, Jacob Haish Fencing made by Henry M. Rose Hardware merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood

Quiz #3 What was the first name of Borden’s Company? Borden’s Milk Company Condensed Milk USA The New York Condensed Milk Company

Quiz #4 What fair did Glidden attend where he found the idea for his invention? South-Plains Fair Scarborough Renaissance Festival DeKalb County Fair

Quiz #5 What did Borden contribute to Texas? Supported underpaid ministers, teachers, and students Purchased 125,000 acres and fenced cattle Fed the homeless in his home

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