Ironmongery

Murphy's Improved Patent Ventilator

Shallow cone shape, toped by a roghly rectangular tube, inside which is a trianguar flap which opens as air is drawn through it.

Section of veranda freize

Section of cast iron veranda frieze, in the design of foliate scrolls. A layer of faded green paint remains on the upper surface.

Espalier and vine training nails

2 espalier and vine training nails for walls

Wigzel Screw and Spiral Nails

4 examples of twisted nails mounted on a board. rectangular shank nails: sharp twist, shallow twist, untwisted controls

Lead headed nails

Two lead headed nails with one head detached.

Roofing screw

Roofing screw - Non pointed type. Appears to have two flat washers, iron below and lead above.

Nail with sleeve

Large nail with sleeve for gutter fixing

Lath Nail

Lath nail mounted on card with a hand made shank and die formed head

Roofing nails

2 circular flat head nails with square-section tapering shaft.

Ridge nail

Roofing nail for sloped roofs to b added at the ridge

Lead headed roofing nail

1 complete lead headed roofing nail and 2 heads

Roofing Nail

Nail from shingle roof, square head, rectangular shaft.

Roofing nail

Circular domed head with square-section tapering shaft.

Lead head roofing nails

2 lead head nails, one with wooden plug over it

Wire nails mounted on card

23 wire nails. 1, 2, 3, 4- Squred & ribbed fez. 5, 6- Pyramid heads. 7, 8, 9, 10- Faceted flat dome 11, 12, 13, 14- Faceted bun. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20- Bullet & drum. 21, 22, 23- Flat patterned

Ewbank Nails

2 ewbank nails, one large and other small

Ewbank Nails

2 Ewbank nails, one with red paint on the head and shaft

Ewbank Nails

3 ewbank nails along with one wire nail mounted on a wooden batten

Ewbank nail

Large ewbank nail, slightly irregular shaft

Ewbank nail

Ewbank roofing nail, along with piece of felt, possibly with bitumen;

Ewbank nails mounted on boards

Ewbank pressed nails including 13 nails from original patent and head, 1834; 5 nails from the 'starhead' trademark, 1869; and 7 nails from the Heward patent, diagonal haunch, 1878

Cut Nail

Machine cut nail with one straight side and angled 'head' on the other

Stamped Head Cut Nails

Flat stamped headed nails comprising of T-Head nail, wide flanged headed nail, 2 narrow flanged headed nails, 5 pyramid head & mimicks

Cut brad nail

Cut brad nail mounted on card. Used for flooring. Tapered rectangular shank, mainly small flanged heads

Cut brad nail

Cut brad nail used for flooring. Tapered rectangular shank, mainly small flanged heads

Handmade Nails

3 nails. 1 - Handmade nail with an irregular head. 2 - handmade nail. 3- piece of a nail

4 Danish trenails. Asferg, Aarhus, Jutland Frame and Batten Pegs.

This collection includes an ‘oak nail’, carefully pared in order to be driven via a pilot hole through newly cut pine saplings used as thatching poles.

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