What is a Date Nail?
Date Nails were used for showing ownership, treatment purposes, Identification, sequencing poles and bridge timbers. Dating ties and poles for replacement purposes. Some nails show the height of a pole, or the wood it is made from. This is just a few of the many uses for Date Nails.

Date nails were used by: Lumber Companies Creosoting Companies Rail Roads Utility Companies Cities Government Agencies	Date Nails are made from: Aluminum Copper Steel Cast Bronze Cast Iron	The Nails can be: Round Square Oval Raised Indent Hand Stamped