Question:
Why are nails called 6 penny and 8 penny, etc. ?
pookies22002
2005-12-09 01:10:35 UTC
Why are nails called 6 penny and 8 penny, etc. ?
Five answers:
Richard
2006-01-23 21:38:35 UTC
Give john the points, he hit the nail on the head.
?
2016-12-16 10:05:41 UTC
6 Penny Nail
luzell
2016-10-07 11:56:25 UTC
8 Penny Nail
?
2016-09-24 07:07:38 UTC
Penny Nail Sizes
john81u812
2005-12-09 01:54:37 UTC
The term penny originated in England many years ago. Ten penny, four penny, etc., nails got their names from the fact that one hundred nails of that size cost ten pence, four pence, etc. Today penny represents the definite length of a nail measured from the head to the tip of the point. The term penny is still shown by using the English Pence sign d.


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