On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:00:14 -0700, Oren wrote:

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I never found a galv nail from the 1800s, have you? G

I'm not Steve- but yes.
See http://www.tremontnail.com/searchgalvanizednails2.htm who have
been Galvanizing nails since 1819.

I haven't found any of the oldest ones though- as the web site notes
they have been galvanizing nails since 3000BC.

Jim