A good internet source is collecting date nails with the Nail Hunter. http://home.houston.rr.com/datenails/ Another good source on machine cut nails is the Tremont Nail Company. http://www.tremontnail.com/ I have purchased their cut nail displays for training purposes. I also like histories at the Crwon Nail Company http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Engineering/CrownNail/History.htm Nail Sizes http://www.sizes.com/tools/nails.htm Nails for the Historical Archaeologist by David Moyer http://www.digitalpresence.com/histarch/nails.html Glasgow steel nail company http://www.glasgowsteelnail.com/ Wheeling Nails http://wheeling.weirton.lib.wv.us/history/bus/NAILS.HTM Jeff's Date Nail Page http://facstaff.uindy.edu/~oaks/DateNailInfo.htm Oh, well this should keep you out of trouble for a couple of hours. Worked for me. :-) Smoke (Michael A.) Pfeiffer, RPA Ozark-St. Francis National Forests 605 West Main Street Russellville, Arkansas 72801 (479) 968-2354 Ext. 233 e-mail: [log in to unmask] It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. Jeremy Pye <[log in to unmask] OM> To Sent by: [log in to unmask] HISTORICAL cc ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask] Subject > Reference Book for Nails 09/13/2004 10:20 PM Please respond to HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask] > Greetings everbody, I was wondering if anyone might have strong opinions about good reference books about nails and the manufacture of nails. ---Jeremy Pye __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail