1700's Relics Today! Huge Dandy Button, Shoe Buckle Frame and a Tongue & Chape.

[FreeBirdTim]

Back in the woods today and dug up three 1700's relics. First was a slightly bent oval shoe buckle frame. No tongue and chape, but still a great find. I did nick it a little bit with my digger, but nothing too serious.

Next find was a huge dandy button! Biggest one ever, measuring a whopping 1 3/8" (35 mm). It had a layer of burnt crud on it, so I had to soak it in mineral oil for a few hours. Eventually got most of it off with a toothpick. Very nice button!

My last find was a tongue and chape. Too big for the shoe buckle frame I found today, though. I did find a small fragment of a shoe buckle last week, so it might go to that one. Based on the design, the chape is probably 1720 to 1770 era. Not a bad day at all!

 

[smokeythecat]

You getting other stuff from the site? and don't neglect some of that colonial iron!

 

[RiverRat3]

Awesome finds! Shoe buckles are always a nice find.

 

[Phishfarmer]

Great finds! Thanks for posting them.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

You getting other stuff from the site? and don't neglect some of that colonial iron!

This is near the spot where I found my flintlock mechanism, so I'm digging all signals. Still trying to find that rotten musket barrel, but no luck yet. It has to be there somewhere!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Here's the tongue and chape all cleaned up. Soaked it in mineral oil for a few hours.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Great site and wow that buckle cleaned up nice

I've never used mineral oil to clean relics, will have to try that.

 

[Valley Ranger]

Love the buckles!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

You have a nice place to hunt. Keep at it there are more relics waiting your coil!

 

[romeo-1]

Those are some great relics...cleaned up nice too!

 

[Vldetecting]

That's some very nice relic finds!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Pretty awesome colonial relics! I'm amazed at the size of that dandy button. Congrats.

 

[Tpmetal]

Nice, good old relics right there

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Thanks, guys! Yup, that dandy button was a real shocker. I was thinking GW button, but I had a feeling that it was too big to be a GW. Still a great find, though.