Mystery Item

[Faithalone289]

I found these items around an old cabin site. Age of square or rectangular head nails? The sheet metal item looks like a homemade item. Simple, but interesting.

 

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[vpnavy]

1st - I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard Faithalone289! Take a look at Forum: Massachusetts for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.

2nd - Here are 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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3rd - You might consider posting your "sheet metal item" picture on WHAT IS IT? for more exposure...

 

[Esotericvalue]

I think the sheet metal item is part of a percolating coffee maker, it would be the basket that you put the ground coffee into

 

[Faithalone289]

Thanks so very much for the info!