File:1890 - American Steel and Wire Company.jpg
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English: Established as the Iowa Barb Wire Company in 1885, produced barb wire primarily for shipment to the midwest. Taken over by United States Steel in 1901. During World War I, the plant operated 24 hours a day producing barb wire to ship to the Western Front in France. In 1915, it was a major producer for the Allies, operating 24 hours a day producing producing more than 100,000 tons of barb wire, staples and nails. to ship to the Western Front in France. |
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Source | Ann Bartholomew (Author), Carol M. Front (Author) (2002), Allentown (Images of America), Arcadia Publishing (April 8, 2002), ISBN-10: 0738509965 |
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