Equivalents to USA "penny sizes" for nails

GrantD · 11 Apr 2006

I have several USA books which refer to nails by "penny sizes" e.g. 2d nail, 6d nail, 8d nail (presumably these are "old pennies") Can anyone help with converting these to British equivalents, please?

masona · 11 Apr 2006

Here

GrantD · 11 Apr 2006

Thanks masona for your swift answer and the link to a fascinating article on the subject

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Equivalents to USA "penny sizes" for nails

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