Nice Old Barbed Wire Ball, Found in Kansas City old copper box and found in Maine

and found in Maine

but certainly it is both a great piece of cultural history and an excellent object

with some black stain from postmark on the one with crossed rosebuds

15 3/4" tall with concrete top

While the naturally dyed color has certainly faded over time

Nice Old Barbed Wire Ball, Found in Kansas City old copper box and found in MaineI found a large barbed wire ball a few years ago, but this is the first I've come across since in Kansas City, which seems a logical place to find a barbed wire ball! I like these as object and sculpture, making me think of both tumbleweeds and of Meret Oppenheim! Tightly wound, and with rusting to the wire, but this one not aggressively sharp. About 7 1 2" widest diameter. Good, tightly wound and very sound condition.