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<blockquote data-quote="silver" data-source="post: 286889" data-attributes="member: 1953"><p>When I was young my old Dad used to say they were used 100 years ago (square nails), but he was talking about the diamond head nails from bach then(that would put them at 140-145 years ago at least) ,.... but they made all sorts of square nails right down to the clouts you are showing there. Copper clout square nails could have been used to hold the boards onto the outside of a dingy .</p><p>I'm not sure how long before then that they started to use square nails, but even now I still have a few lying around (not that I would use them) somewhere, so people could have still been reaching for old stock in the jar in the shed to use anytime since if they were caught short in the nail department on a weekend project, even kids building a fort n using grandads old nails to do it could account for old nails in a recent setting. I find all sorts of square nails at times, even some really big ones on occasion, most just go to the melting pot. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p>hope this helps somehow treasureman ! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="silver, post: 286889, member: 1953"] When I was young my old Dad used to say they were used 100 years ago (square nails), but he was talking about the diamond head nails from bach then(that would put them at 140-145 years ago at least) ,.... but they made all sorts of square nails right down to the clouts you are showing there. Copper clout square nails could have been used to hold the boards onto the outside of a dingy . I'm not sure how long before then that they started to use square nails, but even now I still have a few lying around (not that I would use them) somewhere, so people could have still been reaching for old stock in the jar in the shed to use anytime since if they were caught short in the nail department on a weekend project, even kids building a fort n using grandads old nails to do it could account for old nails in a recent setting. I find all sorts of square nails at times, even some really big ones on occasion, most just go to the melting pot. ;) hope this helps somehow treasureman ! :D [/QUOTE]
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