Date Nail Hunting #2

[Old Pueblo]

Went out this morning and checked out a couple more old corrals down the road from here. In this part of Arizona, with all the ranching and farming around, it seems like everyone has an old corral in their back yard. Anyway, found six at the first corral, 10 more in the second, and left one behind because it was all bent over and mashed into the tie. It was probably another bent 1939, like the one you see in my photo. The other bent ones are a 1928 and a 1938. Thanks for looking.

 

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[Trezurehunter]

Thats turning into quite a collection Old Peublo. You will have to get them their own display case pretty soon.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very cool finds, congratulations!

 

[scruggs]

They would look nice displayed inserted in styrofoam.

 

[Old Pueblo]

I have an old cigar box I turned upside down and put some holes in. Its not big enough, though. I need another one or a larger one to put all of my years into it.

 

[P.ALLEN]

get ya an old stump or thick piece of wood, something nice with good grain and color. Heck maybe even a piece of old barn board. Drill some holes in it, place the nails in it, and it's an instant coffee table/mantle piece.

 

[Old Pueblo]

get ya an old stump or thick piece of wood, something nice with good grain and color. Heck maybe even a piece of old barn board. Drill some holes in it, place the nails in it, and it's an instant coffee table/mantle piece.

I wanted to find a nice piece of treated wood like the railroad ties and make my own little railroad tie to put them in, but it wont work for some of my bent nails. I need something hollow in the center to be able to include the bent ones as well. The smaller and medium sized nails can be bent straight, but the larger ones wont bend, at least not with the tools I have.