The first patent in the United States for barbed wire was issued in 1867 to Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio, who is regarded as the inventor.[4][5] Joseph F. Glidden of DeKalb, Illinois, received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.
Hmm! Barbed wire, rusty or otherwise, doesn't do it for me but I can recognise that the photography here is excellent and of course it fits in really well with your theme.