Shop Used Iron Railway Spikes Home Protection Spells & Tools

Description

Railway spikes are magickal anchors containing the power of all the trains that have passed over them. These iron nails have many established uses in home protection spells and for marking territory. For example, many folks place iron nails at each corner of a space they want to protect. Ideally, they would nail them into the ground or walls.These used railway spikes are over 150 years old and were found discarded along the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Hamilton, ON. This rail line was established in 1869 as the Hamilton & Lake Erie Railway (H&LE) and the Canadian National Railway assumed control in 1923. The line is still active today.Cold iron is believed to repel negative energy. Some folks believe that ghosts or spirits cannot cross iron, so iron is used for protection and boundary work.Price is for one antique iron railway nail.Length: 7 inches when fully straight with no bend; bent nails may be closer to 6.5 inches.Colour: metallic grey, rust.Photos serve as representation only; each nail has a unique personality and journey, will vary in appearance. Some nails are bent, some are straight. Some are perfectly pointed, others rusted at the tip. Some nails have traces of industrial orange spray paint from railway use.