Antique Hammered

Antique Hammered

Try to estimate the age of my house, how soon were rectangular, conical, finishing nails, use?

Never seen one of those nails holding the tongue and groove flooring in all the old houses? The nails are very strong and so crude compared to modern nails. Seem made of pure iron instead of steel, and they often have a thin oxide layer on the surface. They are almost impossible to extract from the ground up because they have head. They are extremely rigid, but brittle. When he struck the ground below with a hammer, producing sparks, and often completed after separation of up to 2 or 3 times. I'm trying to determine what people in the houses later using the "old" nails. My feeling is that were used in the 1940s. Does anyone know for sure?

I shot several old barns and houses in the past and nails have seen these before. However, these nails are still in use today. You can buy at your local hardware store. Plants have been installed with them due to the small or as you say without a head. The round head prevent the tongue and groove fitting good, but not start. Your right is extremely difficult and is used for nails in the walls and concrete blocks. The houses have been demolished were built around 1935 to 1940, but both types were found.

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