Improvements in the Manufacture of Nails and Spikes.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Nails and Spikes.
I, JAMES EDGE, of 29, Princess Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Colliery Salesman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, which has
been communicated to me by Robert Wood, of Portland, Melbourne, in the Colony
of Victoria, Australia, Gentleman, to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of nails and spikes
and the chief object of the invention is to make large nails and spikes which
can be driven without splitting the wood and without the necessity of boring holes
to receive the spikes.
The improved nails or spikes are made of any suitable metal, preferably from
round rods or bars, and can be used for railway spikes and other purposes where
it has been customary to bore holes to receive the spikes.
According to this invention I form the point of the spike in the shape of a fish
tail by flattening the end to a taper cutting edge and then cutting out of the
end a V portion which forms two sharp or fine points and these points enable
the spike to be driven into solid timber without the ordinary risk of splitting it.
These improvements may be applied to small wire nails if found desirable.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1898.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Nails and Spikes.
I, JAMES EDGE, of 29, Princess Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Colliery Salesman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, which has
been communicated to me by Robert Wood, of Portland, Melbourne, in the Colony
of Victoria, Australia, Gentleman, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of nails and spikes
and the chief object of the invention is to make large nails and spikes which
can be driven without splitting the wood and without the necessity of boring holes
to receive the nails or spikes.
The improved nails or spikes are made of any suitable metal, preferably from
round rods or bars, and can be used for railway spikes and other purposes where
it has been customary to bore holes to receive the nails or spikes.

page_text: According to this invention I form as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the latter being
a section on the line A, A, Fig. 1, the point of the spike in the shape of a fish
tail by flattening the end to a taper cutting edge and then cutting out of the end
a bevelled V portion as shown which forms two sharp or fine points and these
points enable the spike to be driven into solid timber without the ordinary risk
of splitting it.
These improvements may be applied to small wire nails as shown in Figs. 3
and 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The herein described improvements in the manufacture of spikes and nails
which consist in forming the point of the spike or nail in the shape of a fish tail
with two sharp cutting points as illustrated.
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H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant, 17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.