dating nail造句

• Before the practice of branding, many utilities would set a 2-to 4-digit date nail into the pole upon installation.
• The use of date nails went out of favor during World War II due to war shortages but is still used by a few utilities.
• It was common practice for railroads to have the date of production and other information ( rail rating ) stamped into the ends of ties, or to have " dating nails " driven into the ties.