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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 2496337, member: 5066&quot;]Well, in the photo it looks to me like round head wire nails and, if that&#039;s the case, I question the 1850 date. More likely 1900 or after.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;By 1886, 10 percent <b>of the nails</b> produced <b>in the United States were</b> made of soft steel <b>wire</b>. Within six years, more steel-<b>wire nails were</b> being produced than iron-<b>cut nails</b>. By 1913, 90 percent <b>were wire nails</b>. <b>Cut nails</b> are still made today,&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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