Hanger nail for suspended ceiling

A nail adapted to be inserted in a solid material and to hold a wire for use in suspending a framework for a suspended ceiling, said nail comprising a cylindrical body having a substantially uniform cross-section tapering into a pointed tip at one end and a substantially flat striking face at the other end, said body having a pair of opposed recesses longitudinally extending on the periphery of said body from said flat striking face to a cross-section intermediate both of said ends, a perforation through said body extending from one of said pair of recesses to the other recess, said recesses having a depth substantially corresponding to the diameter of the wire, said perforation and said recesses adapted to provide a tight pathway for said wire when said nail is inserted in said material up to a cross-section beyond said perforation.