The penny system of designating nail size originated in england
many years ago. Ten penny, four penny, etc., nails derived their names from the fact that one hundred nails
of that size cost tenpence, fourpence, etc. Today the penny represents not cost, but the definite length
of nails measured from the head to the tip of the point. The term "penny" is still shown by using the English
pence sign-d. Nails start at the 2 d size which is 1¡È in length. They range
up to 60 d size which is 6¡È in length. The 2 d through 16 d increase in quarter-inch increments; thus
a 2 d nail is 1¡È , a 3 d nail is 1¼¡È, etc. Those above
16 d increase by ½¡È increments. Length of nails that are shorter then
2 d or longer then 60 d is shown in inches( or fractions thereof
).
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