Nail (fastener) - History

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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