This collection includes objects such as a bell crank, a ceiling vent and an ornamental cast-iron frieze, as well as numerous samples of nails.
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Ironmongery Collection
Ironmongery: collection data
Handmade nails
Cut nails
Ewbank nails
Wire nails
Roofing nails
Special nails and miscellaneous ironwork
Accession number
Object name
Material
Brief description
Dimensions
Date
ABP-HBM-3.100
Trenails
Wood
4 Danish trenails. Asferg, Aarhus, Jutland Frame and Batten Pegs
250 mm, 125 mm, 100 mm, 60 mm length
1700
ABP-HBM-3.101
Handmade Nails
wrought iron
3 nails. 1 - Handmade nail with an irregular head. 2 - handmade nail. 3- piece of a nail
1- 45 mm, 2 - 80 mm, 3 - 25 mm
ABP-HBM-3.102
Handmade Screw
Iron
Handmade screw with flathead
40 mm
Accession number Object name Material Brief description Dimensions Date ABP-HBM-3.200 Cut brad nail wrought iron Cut brad nail used for flooring. Tapered rectangular shank, mainly small flanged heads 74 mm in length 1863 ABP-HBM-3.201 Stamped Head Cut Nails Wrought iron Stamped head cut nails 65 mm, 65 mm, 65 mm, 55 mm, 40 mm, 57 mm, 28 mm, 40 mm, 25 mm, 40 mm, 40 mm, 75 mm c1880, 1887, 1890, 1905, 1892 ABP-HBM-3.202 Cut brad nail wrought iron Cut brad nail mounted on card. Used for flooring. Tapered rectangular shank, mainly small flanged heads 57 mm length ABP-HBM-3.203 Stamped Head Cut Nails wrought iron Flat stamped headed nails comprising of T-Head nail, wide flanged headed nail, 2 narrow flanged headed nails, 5 pyramid head & mimicks 75 mm, 77 mm, 65 mm, 52 mm, 30 mm, 52 mm, 41 mm, 27 mm, 27 mm c1870, 1892, c1875, c1900, 1890, 1871 - 1889, 1905 ABP-HBM-3.204 Cut brad nail wrought iron Cut brad nail taped onto card 65mm 1855 ABP-HBM-3.205 Cut brad nails wrought iron 2 cut brad nails with formed heads 67 mm length ABP-HBM-3.206 Cut nails Iron 8 Identical cut nails 37 mm in length each c1869 ABP-HBM-3.207 Cut nails Iron 2 cut nails 65 mm each ABP-HBM-3.208 Cut Brad Nails Iron 5 cut brad nails 48 mm in length each except one broken, 38 mm ABP-HBM-3.209 Cut brad nails Iron 2 cut brad nails 58 mm c1856 ABP-HBM-3.210 Cut Nail Iron Machine cut nail with one straight side and angled 'head' on the other 75 mm ABP-HBM-3.211 Cut nails Iron Two identical cut nails 65 mm in length
Accession number Object name Material Brief description Dimensions Date ABP-HBM-3.300 Ewbank nails mounted on boards wrought iron 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 195 x 335 x 10 mm 1854-63; 1843-47; 1858; 1883; 1871; c1890; 1894 ABP-HBM-3.301 Ewbank nails wrough iron 2 Ewbank nails 140 mm, 90 mm in length ABP-HBM-3.302 Ewbank Nail Wrought iron 2 ewbank nails for roofing 50mm, 65 mm in length ABP-HBM-3.303 Ewbank nail Wrought iron Ewbank roofing nail, along with piece of felt, possibly with bitumen; 60 x 40 mm; 70 mm in length ABP-HBM-3.304 Ewbank nail Wrought iron Large ewbank nail, slightly irregular shaft 125 mm length 1837 ABP-HBM-3.305 Ewbank Nails wrought iron 2 ewbank nails 34 mm in length each 1865-70? ABP-HBM-3.306 Ewbank Nails Iron, wood 3 ewbank nails along with one wire nail mounted on a wooden batten 345 x 55 mm 1856? ABP-HBM-3.307 Ewbank nails Iron 3 Ewbank nails 80 mm c1856 ABP-HBM-3.308 Ewbank nail Iron Large ewbank nail 105 mm c1856 ABP-HBM-3.309 Ewbank Nails Iron 2 Ewbank nails, one with red paint on the head and shaft 75 mm, 65 mm ABP-HBM-3.310 Ewbank Nails Iron 2 ewbank nails, one large and other small 95 mm, 46 mm 1982? ABP-HBM-3.311 Ewbank Nails Iron 2 large and one small ewbank nails 85 mm, 85 mm, 53 mm ABP-HBM-3.312 Ewbank nail Iron Ewbank nail, with rectangular shaft 102 mm ABP-HBM-3.313 Ewbank Nails Iron Large ewbank nail 80 mm ABP-HBM-3.314 Ewbank Nail Iron One nail, possible roofing ewbank nail 75 mm
Accession number Object name Material Brief description Dimensions Date ABP-HBM-3.400 Wire nails Iron 4 wire nails with cylindrical shafts. 82 mm, 55 mm, 55 mm, 50 mm ABP-HBM-3.401 Wire nails Iron 2 wire nails with cylindrical shafts 55 mm, 85 mm ABP-HBM-3.402 Wire nails wrought iron Wire nail 47 mm, 65 mm 1870s, 1860s? ABP-HBM-3.403 Wire nails wrought iron 2 wire nails 38 mm, 38 mm in length Wire nails wrought iron 3 old wire nails 38 mm, 38 mm, 33 mm in length ABP-HBM-3.404 Wire nail Iron Wire nail, possibly headless 36 mm 1850s? ABP-HBM-3.405 Wire nails mounted on card Iron 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 160 x 235 mm 1, 2, 3- 1887. 4-1905. 5- 1909. 6- c1885. 7, 8, 9- 1887. 10- 1905. 11- 1899. 12, 13- 1905. 14- 1892. 15, 16-1887. 17- 1899. 18, 19- 1892. 20- 1905. 21- 1887. 22- 1905. 23- 1899 ABP-HBM-3.406 wire nail Iron Wire nail with cylindrical shaft 67 mm ABP-HBM-3.407 Wire nail Iron Large wire nail without head 135 mm
Accession number Object name Material Brief description Dimensions Date ABP-HBM-3.500 Lead head roofing nails Iron 2 lead head nails, one with wooden plug over it 63 mm length 1870s ABP-HBM-3.501 Roofing nail iron Circular domed head with square-section tapering shaft. 70 mm in length 1850s? ABP-HBM-3.502 Lead headed roofing nail Iron Lead headed roofing nail 55 mm length After 1872? ABP-HBM-3.503 Roofing Nail iron Nail from shingle roof, square head, rectangular shaft. 57 mm length ABP-HBM-3.504 Roofing nails wrought iron 3 roofing nails with 2 washers 60mm in length each 23 July 1882? ABP-HBM-3.505 Lead headed roofing nail Iron 1 complete lead headed roofing nail and 2 heads 73 mm length 1880s? ABP-HBM-3.506 Ridge nail Iron Major part of a roofing nail 275 mm Ridge nail Iron left over hook of a roofing nail 122mm 1855-61? ABP-HBM-3.507 Ridge nail Iron Roofing nail for sloped roofs to b added at the ridge 240 mm ABP-HBM-3.508 Lead headed roofing nail Iron Lead headed wire roofing nail 65 mm in length 1883 patent? ABP-HBM-3.509 Roofing nails iron 2 circular flat head nails with square-section tapering shaft. 50 mm, 40 mm in length ABP-HBM-3.510 Lath Nail Iron Lath nail mounted on card with a hand made shank and die formed head 25 mm 1780-90 ABP-HBM-3.511 Nail with sleeve Iron Large nail with sleeve for gutter fixing 190 mm 1855-75? ABP-HBM-3.512 Roofing screw Iron Roofing screw - Non pointed type. Appears to have two flat washers, iron below and lead above. 59 mm c1854 ABP-HBM-3.513 Lead headed nail Iron Roofing nail with lead head detached 62 mm in length, head 20 mm in diameter ABP-HBM-3.514 Lead headed nails Iron, lead Two lead headed nails with one head detached. 62 mm, 60 mm ABP-HBM-3.515 Fascia spike Iron Fascia spike 200 x 90 mm 1850
Special Nails
Accession number
Object name
Material
Brief description
Dimensions
Date
ABP-HBM-3.600
Wigzel Screw and Spiral Nails
Iron
4 examples of twisted nails mounted on a board. rectangular shank nails: sharp twist, shallow twist, untwisted controls
85 mm, 80mm, 75mm, 75 mm, 60mm, 60mm
1859/1861
ABP-HBM-3.601
Espalier and vine training nails
Iron
2 espalier and vine training nails for walls
40 x 40 mm, 35 x 35 mm
May 9, 1891?
ABP-HBM-3.602
Pipe nails
Iron
Two machine made pipe nails
56 mm in length
after 1800
ABP-HBM-3.603
Clout nails
?
Seven identical broad headed clouts
33 mm in length
Miscellaneous ironwork Accession number Object name Material Brief description Dimensions Date ABP-HBM-3.700 Section of veranda freize cast iron Section of cast iron veranda frieze, in the design of foliate scrolls. A layer of faded green paint remains on the upper surface. 475 x 365 x 20 mm ABP-HBM-3.701 Murphy's Improved Patent Ventilator galvanised iron Shallow cone shape, toped by a roghly rectangular tube, inside which is a trianguar flap which opens as air is drawn through it. 250 x 250 x 130 mm possibly 1876 ABP-HBM-3.702 Bell crank A bell crank on a spike spike 85 mm in length, crank 43 x 77 mm Late nineteenth century
