Date Nail - set of Sante Fe round head nails

By Lee Brewer; posted September 13, 2014

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Brian Riecker's dad is one of the only people to have pulled a complete set of SF nails (including the very rare Bullseye 4, the pentagon shaped nails sets, etc.). Circa 2001, Brian and his dad helped me get a round set by trading some local NW PA nails. Here is a lousy pic of my SF collection - one of each from 1901 through 1968.

There are multiples of some dates b/c more than one kind (font plus raised or incused lettering) of each was used in some years. See original for details.

The set sits right next to my Brian Riecker made insulator display case. Two great reminders of a good friend.

The bottom row of three are letter nails:

ST - "Steam Treatment or Special Treatment. Santa Fe." p. 85 Date Nails and Railroad Tie Preservation Volume III by Jeff Oaks

X = "Substandard tie. Santa Fe." p.86. Ibid.

ZM = "Zinc + Mixture treatment. Santa Fe." p.87. Ibid.

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