From before biblical times, through the 1700s, nails were hand wrought, forged one at a time. The time consuming process made nails a valuable commodity—so much so that nails were sometimes used as a ...

ONE OF THE FIRST INDUSTRIES IN NEW ENGLAND WAS THE HARVESTING OF CRANBERRIES. ED BUT IT’S WHAT WAS DISCOVERED UNDER THOSE BOGS, IRON ORE, THAT SPARKED A DIFFERENT BUSINESS. THE MANUFACTURING OF NAILS.

MANSFIELD (CBS) - Did you know one of the oldest nail companies around can be found in Mansfield? "Tremont Nail is a 200-plus year old nail manufacturing company that started down in Wareham, ...

MANSFIELD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Did you know one of the oldest nail companies around can be found in Mansfield? “Tremont Nail is a 200-plus year old nail manufacturing company that started down in ...

After a month-long dig last July, Dr. Hadley Kruczek-Aaron has a cache of 19th-century square-cut nails, possible links to the Epps family of North Elba. She recently shared her discoveries in "The ...