Can you please help identify?

[Patty&Eric]

So we found this in some woods, by a foundation, and it was several inches deep. We also found an old horse drawn plow hook from the 1800's nearby, so we are wondering if it is horse related? It appears to be welded/sealed closed, and we are not sure if it is brass?

 

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[Slowtaknow]

Napkin holder? Maybe

 

[A2coins]

possibly a piece of old furniture trim

 

[SD51]

Nice find, wondering if it's from a horse bridal or harness.

 

[A2coins]

welcome also from Mi Tommy youll be surprised what people on this site can Id give it time

 

[Slowtaknow]

Decorative piece off a fire bellows?

 

[Patty&Eric]

I first thought it was a barrette, but with it being sealed shut, that quickly changed my mind. We always chit chat with this guy who works at Target (ok I admit I am in Target all the time!!) and I was showing him pictures of it, as we had just found it the day before, and his thought was from a horse reign, which could make sense as it would be wide enough for leather to slide in it. So SD51, that is what we were thinking too!

 

[Subterranean]

Waist or sash belt slide or decoration, maybe. Sub

 

[niffler]

Waist or sash belt slide or decoration, maybe. Sub

Agree, keeper from a belt.

 

[Slowtaknow]

Leaning towards leather something or another myself.

 

[Slowtaknow]

Tried image search, no dice.

 

[bowwinkles]

Keeper off a standard leather belt that all wear and the tail end of the part that sticks out from the buckle once fastened around ur waist the excess length goes thru that loop which is part of a standard belt with a metal buckle. The width indicates that it is off a typical western (jeans) style belt.

 

[Patty&Eric]

Interesting about the belt slide... it's about 1-1/2" long, but do you think it is too decorative to be a belt slide?

 

[bowwinkles]

Interesting about the belt slide... it's about 1-1/2" long, but do you think it is too decorative to be a belt slide?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/224287..._query=leather+belt+parts&ref=sr_gallery-1-11

https://wildwestliving.com/collecti...k-tooled-leather-belt-with-star-conchos-1-1-2

 

[Hawks88]

Maybe it for a pony tail.

 

[peruna]

Good find, and a heckuva interesting mystery....could be a reigns guide off a bit of tack, or as stated above a napkin holder.
Finding out the metal content (brass, silver, lead etc) might lend a clue.

Welcome, and nicely done.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Looks like some type of belt part.

 

[Trezurehunter]

I'm going with the crowd that said Waist sash or belt keeper.

 

[trdking]

Definitely a belt keeper and no it is not too ornate Dressy cowboy gear or a womens keeper. The 1950's Cowboy dress belts were very narrow Useless for daily but dress up worked well

 

[bowwinkles]

Second thought that it may also be a keeper off a high dollar set of wide suspenders. You have the adjusting snaps and then the slides that you move to the bottom (belt line) to keep the two parts aligned where it goes thru the loops on the waist clips.