NAILS
CultureNorth American
Dimensions10 x 7 x 4.5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Nails: 4 x 0.5 cm (1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2019.13.11
DescriptionA box of galvanized 1 1/2" nails in a white paper box with brown design and lettering. On the front of the box is "America's Oldest Nail Manufacturer 1819 / Old Fashioned Cut Nails / Sketch of Nail Plant / 1 1/2" Galv. Box 4d / Net wt. 16 Oz. (1 LB) / Tremont Nail Co. Wareham, Mass. 02571." The back of the box has an image 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" underneath the image. Both sides 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 galvanized 1 1/2" nails. Narrative
Decorative wrought head nails are designed to simulate hand-forged nails of the 1700s. 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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