Nail opinions ?

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by Dukewright, Mar 25, 2017.

  1. Dukewright

    Dukewright Member

    I have a piece I'm working on, and I found two types of nails used. At first I thought it was a repair that used a more modern nail. However, the head on the wire nail is chisel shaped.

    ...So I begin to wonder if the two types of nails were both used during construction. I have read that small wire nails were first used at the beginning of the 19th century and cut nails are still used today. My question is: does anyone recognize the weird modern (wire) nail with a chiseled/ pointy mushroom head? Given it's weird shape, I thought it might be one of those very early wire nails.
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    Here is cut nails same piece.
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  2. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    I've seen these. Not so certain they are old.
    Wait for others.
     
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  3. coreya

    coreya Well-Known Member

    the wire one looks like what you get from an air gun nailer, Hard to tell scale from pictures
     
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  4. Dukewright

    Dukewright Member

    If you look in the picture, the nails are flattened, not truly round. That is why I think it may be an early version. That said, you can see the machining grip marks in one of the pictures... so "modern" nail.

    it is about a 2d nail, and it is called an "oval lost head nail!" Still in production today.
     
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  5. Dukewright

    Dukewright Member

    So, it was made sometime in the last 100 years.
     
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