> Does anuone have a clue about the developement of the prices of iron
> nails. The timespan I am aiming at is 1800 - 2000 AD. The nail types that
At the risk of restating what may be common
knowledge, the designation of 10 penny nail, 6
penny nail, and the like, indicated the price per
hundred in the 15th century. The names persisted
after the price dropped. This is from the Oxford
English Dictionary.
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