The history and evolution of wiredrawing techniques

Wire has been produced for thousands of years by a variety of methods. Strip and block twisting of silver and gold wire resulted in a high-quality jewelry wire, but the drawing process was developed as quantity and strength requirements increased. Historical documents are vague as to, when this transformation occurred-the earliest concrete evidence of an accepted drawplate points to the Vikings, but telltale markings left on older wire will fuel the debate for years to come.