Apple box nails differ from common bright nails of the same size in having a larger head and a shank with a slightly thinner gauge. Usually they were cement-coated.
| Size (pennies) |
Length (inches) |
Gauge | Number in a pound |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 d | 1 5/8 | 14 | 418 |
| 5½ d | 1¾ | 14 | 388 |
Bethlehem Wire Nails and Other Wire
Products. Catalog W-3.
Bethlehem, PA: Bethlehem Steel Company, September 1935.
Identical information in catalog W-1, 1928.
Manual of Carpentry and Catalog of American
Nails, Wire, Barbed Wire, Staples, Tacks, Poultry Netting,
Etc.
American Steel and Wire Company, 1922.
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