Rose Head Nails: Age?

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Not sure what the rose head nails look like, but i do know that if is a square head, it mamas it pre 1890. I do believe
 

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Square head and square shaft makes it even older
 

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Square head and square shaft makes it even older

These nails have crude rounded square shaped head with a hand-done rose head. The shaft is square and narrow towards the top of the nails, then widens a little bit maintaining it's width until to bottom. Square shaft the whole way. I am going to take some photos in a few hours, I will have them up by tonight. There are a few rose head nails visible, along with tons of regular machine made square nails. Some of the rose head nails have a more square or round head than the others.
 

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I have photos on my phone but my phone is dead. The heads look almost exactly like this, with 4 ridges meeting in the center.
ROSE40A.jpg
 

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Most rose head nails are 18th century.
 

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Actually the one I photographed was a three ridged one. I think that they may have all been three ridged, though I am not sure.
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