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.

:-)




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Greetings everbody,

I was wondering if anyone  might have strong opinions
about good reference books about nails and the
manufacture of nails.

---Jeremy Pye



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