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The online Internet Archaeology for the UK, home at https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue40/index.html Cook's visits [to Tahiti] in April 1769, August 1773, and August 1777 only heightened the islanders' desire for iron and other western goods. . (Denver, 2013 Tahiti, p. 682-683). 1775-1783 Nails During the American Revolution This is the best it’s going to get! He said he’s sure this nail was hand made. Any information would be appreciated! A small piece of history Among many other uses over the ages, other common uses were scuba diving weights and boat ballast, and of course, bullets. In essence, as you’ll read above, when estimating the age, properties, use, and history of a metal fastener like a nail, spike, or screw, we look at

Founded in 1888 by Theodore Rivierre, the factory is still in its original buildings. Since then, engeneers and workers have handed their knowledge down from generation to generation, to perpetuate the know-how of nail making.The head is irregular and tapers into the shaft. No presence of ‘low pyramid’ head and the grain seems to run along the entire nail length, no stamping present on the nail. Above are nails used to secure accordion lath - a plaster base found in a rural U.S. post-and-beam home in Wyoming County, New York.

An examination of nails and fasteners and other building hardware is a complimentary effort useful in determining the age of a building and its components. It is certainly possible to make such a nail today, by hand, but the laminar splits near the nail head (marked in the red rectangle) suggest old iron, likely to have been forged before 1900. Sorry but I don't have a more precise dating suggestion. Your nail is large enough that it would not have been later modified (by hammering the head) to convert to a "finishing nail" that could be countersunk. Instead this 3 1/2" long nail would have been used as a structural connector.I meant the bull skin trail, sorry for the typo. I can include dimensions and other photos if needed.

InspectApedia-911, thank you so much for taking the time to reply. It is greatly appreciated. Forgive me for any faux pas but I’m new to this forum. The location you described is correctly and the exact area is known as Ystradfellte. I’ve attached a top view of the nail too. tbaas44, when there's not much information visible on the old nail itself, your case because of apparent extreme rusty, we take a look at the surrounding data and other information to make an informed guess about nail age: see Thanks that's interesting. I'd add that the hollow core is a good argument for a weight. Maybe fishing indeed. If so they're probably quite old, since the use of a cast-in eye appears in some pretty old weights. Another use may have been on sash cord. In essence, as you’ll read above, when estimating the age, use, and history of a a nail or spike, we lookSharp, Evan Galen, A COMPARISON OF ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN METAL STRUCTURAL FITTINGS [PDF] (2011). Theses and Nails made thereafter until about 18509 were formed from cold iron and have un-recrystallized shear bands. So you didn't worry how much came through because you could just bend it over. I haven't been able to find any info on them.