Nail Cups You Say.....why Here Are Some Nail Cups

[Rossr]

Hi Folks,

Just thought some folks might like a look at some nail cups I just got. I cleaned them up and painted them(I know I know all the antique folks just cringed.) Five of them have a base one does not. Three of the bases say Star nail cup. The other just nail cup and the last has nothing on it. Happy looking

Ross

[bruce johnson]

Nice find. Usually the antique people are the ones painting them all colors and using them for candy and nut dishes,. My favorite is seeing them tagged as "cast iron muffin/cornbread pan with cooling stand - $175".

[Ingrid H]

What on earth is a nail cup? I'm a carpenter by trade and have never heard of a nail cup. Maybe it's a hardware store thing...

[bruce johnson]

Ingrid,

They are a leather shop item and common in shoe shops. They are a heavy cast iron carousel that holds nails, tacks, and shoe pegs.

[Ingrid H]

Ingrid,

They are a leather shop item and common in shoe shops. They are a heavy cast iron carousel that holds nails, tacks, and shoe pegs.

Very cool! I figured they had something to do with the retail end of business.

[Rossr]

Corn bread and cooling rack ....WOW and $175 to boot. That would make me chuckle for sure. I am glad I was able to buy them. A lot of them had tacks in them and even some wood pegs that looked home made. Granted a lot of the tacks had surface rust. Now to figure out what I will do with them. I am sure I can put some of them to use around the shop.

Ingrid you mean you don't carry one of these around on jobs to sort your nails

Ross