5 buckles in one hole!

[FriscoT06]

Found some things at a demolished house site in the woods, including 5 buckles in one hole! One was from a pair of Gantner WIKIES swim trunks from the '30s-40's, so I went back today to find the other half of the buckle with the surfer on it and did! It was under a nail in a hole a foot from the other buckles. It still had yarn from the belt in it! Also found an old ad online from 1937 that says- 'To get "the swim suit of the champions" . . look for the surfrider buckle!' Glad I did!

Anyone know how to stabilize the bubble in the top right corner? It has a thin grocery bag plastic consistency to it. There is also slight bubbling to the edges of the buckle. Did they heatshrink some kind of chrome plastic coating on these things? I was considering hitting it with a blowdryer to find out if that would help, or popping the bubble and then clear coating or resin over the whole buckle. I just don't want a gross patch of brass to show through and have that coating peel off like on the larger buckle in the pic. Here's a pic after a light acid wash (to get rusty dirt off) and toothbrushing-



Before the scrub and iron out-


Also the cool vintage ad-

 

[Peyton Manning]

those be some sexy ads

 

[scruggs]

Interesting finds you made!

 

[Mzjavert]

Thanks for sharing the history of that incredible buckle.

 

[dirtlooter]

that's a keeper for sure, pretty cool to find ads as well

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your finds

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice finds!

 

[CASPER-2]

I have same buckle with surfer - mine found at old beach in the water - it is very collectible

 

[sutphin]

5 BUCKLES IN ONE HOLE , IS ALOT TO SHOW.

 

[Relicific]

Excellent hunt