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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,977
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Originally posted by Zeke
Originally, in the US anyway, nails were square cut, and held well. I have a small collection of some from various old house I've worked on. These nails were made by a much cruder process than the wire formed nails of today. I also have 5 or 6 old "kegs" of nails that actauly were sold in a small wooden keg.
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Zeke, I collect old "date nails" that are somewhat like yours. These were put into the end of railroad ties to show how old the tie is, and when they needed to be replaced. On the head of the nail is a two digit number showing what year the tie was put in place. Have some in my collection that are almost 100 years old.
Guess the reason I keep them is that some of them were collected years ago with my Father and its a memory of the time we spent together.
Love old tools and hardware. Things are just not made the same way these days. My Great Great Grandfather hand made a brace and bit out of iron. Still have it somewhere around the house. It could survive a atomic blast I bet, unlike some of the new plastic crap...
Joe A
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