Can anyone date this nail for me?

[MackDigger]

I tried researching but having a hard time. Found a bunch in the attack of my home and I'm trying to date them.

 

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[vpnavy]

A few informative articles talking about nails...

University of Vermont - Nails: Clues to a Building's History
Nails provide one of the best clues to help determine the age of historic buildings, especially those constructed during the nineteenth century...



Nail Chronology - National Park Service

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The National Park Service in its historic structures restoration program has developed some research techniques...

The History of Nail Making
History does not record who it was, but the incredible results of that inspirational moment are all around us - in the houses we live in, the bridges we cross, the furniture we sit on...



Your Online Source for Identifying Fakes and Reproductions - Nails As Clues to Age
Most everyone knows that handmade nails are older than machine made nails...
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[MackDigger]

So this style wouldn't have been used past the 1880s then?

 

[sutphin]

THOSE OLE NAILS ARE INTERESTING

 

[Jason in Enid]

So this style wouldn't have been used past the 1880s then?

Thats not necessarily true. Nails used to be valuable objects. Unused buildings were often dismantled to re-use the parts. Nails were removed and re-used.