jan 1, 1544 - sixpenny nail
Description:
From the fourteenth century nails began to be classified according to the original price per hundred but when prices changed such terms were more an indication of size. 1524 <i>Item payd for two hunderethe sex peny naylles dubyll spykynges xd</i>, York (CCW102); 1538 <i>iiij.c sex penny nayll, 2s</i>, York (SS35/109); 1544 <i>pro j.m v.c sex penne nail 5s</i>, York (SS35/111).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1544
Now
~ 481 years ago