Tremont Nail Company

Tremont Nail Company

Company type	Private
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1819
Founder	Isaac Pratt, Jared Pratt
Defunct	2006
Fate	Brand acquired by Acorn Manufacturing
Headquarters	Wareham , United States
Products	Steel cut nails, restoration-related products

The Tremont Nail Company operated as a nail manufacturing enterprise in Wareham, Massachusetts from 1819 until 2006. Its brand was later acquired by Acorn Manufacturing, based in Mansfield, Massachusetts, where production of steel cut nails and restoration-related products continues. Tremont Nail holds the distinction of being the longest-standing steel cut nail producer in the United States.

History

The location originally served as Parker Mills, a cotton mill constructed by shipbuilders during the early 1800s. The facility suffered partial destruction due to fire during the War of 1812. In 1819, Isaac and Jared Pratt founded the Parker Mills Nail Company at this site. Following a devastating fire in 1836, rebuilding efforts were completed by 1848, resulting in structures that have remained largely intact since then. The primary mill contains 60 nail-making machines, many exceeding 125 years in age. Up until the 1920s, power for the mill’s equipment was supplied by a water wheel. The site was recognized as part of the Tremont Nail Factory District in 1976.

The mill complex today

After Acorn Manufacturing moved operations to Mansfield in 2006, the town of Wareham had already acquired the historic mill complex in 2004 as part of an initiative to safeguard regional industrial heritage. In 2007, municipal funds were allocated specifically for the upkeep and preservation of these mill buildings to prevent further decay.

See also

• Bridgewater Iron Works
• Old Colony Iron Works
• Nahum Stetson

External links

• Official website
• Tremont Nail Master Plan Committee