Hammer formed nail?

[NadiG]

A little ironthing - do not think it is a ordinary nail because it is flat, and shaped like a hammer? It is 3 cm long.

 

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Does look like a nail with a bent head

 

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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...


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Nails As Clues to Age
Most everyone knows that handmade nails are older than machine made nails...
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