History
The history of the nail comprises roughly three distinct periods:
- the period of the hand-wrought (forged) nail (pre-history until about 1800)
- the period of the cut nail (roughly 1800 to 1900)
- the period of the wire nail (roughly 1900 to the present)
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Famous quotes containing the word history:
“Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“When the history of this period is written, [William Jennings] Bryan will stand out as one of the most remarkable men of his generation and one of the biggest political men of our country.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)
“At present cats have more purchasing power and influence than the poor of this planet. Accidents of geography and colonial history should no longer determine who gets the fish.”
—Derek Wall (b. 1965)