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Originally posted by Icemaster
It looks like you definitely have machine made, but can't really tell if you have any hand forged or not from the pictures.
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They all seem to be machine-cut... tapered on two sides instaed of four.
I recently read that the first wire nails in Canada were made a few miles away starting in 1891. My understanding is that once wire nails became available in a given area, square nails became obsolete very quickly. Does that make sense?
Also, a lumberyard was established 5 miles away around 1870... I wonder if someone would have used hand-hewn beams if cut lumber was so accessible?