While some of the handwrought hardware found at Jamestown was made in
the colony, most of it was imported from England. Types of building
hardware unearthed include an excellent assortment of nails, spikes,
staples, locks, keys, hinges, pintles, shutter fasteners, bolts, hasps,
latches, door knockers, door pulls, footscrapers, gutter supports, wall
anchors, and ornamental hardware. In many instances each type is
represented by several varieties. Citing 2 examples, there are more
than 20 kinds of nails and at least 15 different kinds of hinges in
the collection.
[Illustration: SOME NAILS, SPIKES, STAPLES, AND OTHER IRON HARDWARE USED
AT JAMESTOWN OVER 300 YEARS AGO.]
[Illustration: SOME JAMESTOWN HOUSES HAD LEADED GLAZED WROUGHT-IRON
WINDOW CASEMENTS SIMILAR TO THE ONES SHOWN HERE. (Courtesy, The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.)]
It is believed that wooden hardware was used on many of the early
houses.