NAILS
CultureNorth American
Dimensions10 x 7 x 4.5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Nails: 5.5 x 0.9 cm (2 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Object numberHF.2019.13.10
DescriptionA white paper box of galvanized common siding nails. Brown designs and lettering on the box with "America's Oldest Nail / Manufacturer 1819 / Old-Fashioned / Cut Nails / GALV. / Common Siding 7d / Net WT. 16 OZ. (1 LB.) / Tremont Nail. Co. / Wareham. Mass. 02571" on front center. Back of the box has a sketch of nails with "Decorative / Wrought Head Nails / 5/8" 1" 1 1/2" 2" 2 1/2" 3" / Fashioned After The Hand / Forged Nails Of The Late 1700's / For All Antique Nailing Effects And For All Restoration Work." Either side of the box has "Applications / Furniture & Cabinet / Work / Wrought Head Nails / Clout Nails / Fine Finish Nails / Headless Brads / Hinges / Wrought Head Nails / Hinge Nails / Exterior Siding / Standard or Galvanized / Wrought Head Nails / Clinch Rose Head Nails / Common Siding Nails / Clout Nails" printed. Inside the box are four grey nails. Narrative
Common siding nails are used when building wooden fences and applying wooden siding over sheathing. Cut nails are very durable. Their shape causes the wood fibers to push down and wedge against the nail making the nails hard to pull out. Made on 19th and early 20th century machines, the nails will have slight variations in the head shape and nail length.
The Tremont Nail Company has been making nails for over two centuries! Established in 1819 by Issac and Jared Pratt, the Massachusetts based company was originally known as Parker Mills Nail Company. The present day factory was built in 1848 after fire destroyed part of the structure. Tremont Nail Company is America's oldest nail manufacturer.
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