any clue

[Michelle]

thin brass. shape of a shield, has prongs on back,top has bent opening

 

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[willie d]

Maybe a piece off of a cabinet door or off a piece of furniture. That's all I got.

 

[Monty]

Brass tip from a western style belt? Monty

 

[romeo-1]

I agree with Monty.

 

[SallyT]

Given it's size, any chance it could be part of the clampy thing on the end of suspenders? (missing it's spring?)

With the hole on the one end, I figger something else might attach to it - like a suspender.

Originally it made me think of the suspender like things that kids used to have strung through their coatsleeves to attach their mittens to.

 

[Michelle]

All good thoughts...this piece of brass was found about 3-4 feet from where we had just found an eagle button and bullets from civil war .....Im dating it to be 1860's+

 

[tchaire]

Michelle-

Agree with the date. Seems to me a friend found the same type of object at an old homestead dating back to the mid 1800's. We had no idea what it was either.

T.

 

[lordmarcovan]

I'll buy Sally's "clampy-suspender-thing-missing-its-spring" theory.

 

[Earl1]

Michelle,
I am not sure what these are but they have come from several different Union campsites around Marietta Georgia. Are always found with Yankee stuff.
Earl

 

[Earl1]

Did not mean to send the brass horse . He was found in thre same site. Here is what I ment to send.

 

[Michelle]

Hi Earl1 long time no hear....Thank You for this info awesome...and now what I believe is that this piece could be some kind of brass ornament from a box or personal piece of furniture that was part of a soldiers gear...the rivets kind of give me that thought. Thanks again. Hey any news on the ring?

 

[-MURPH-]

when i was a kid i remember seeing something like that.its the buckle for a tent strap not to sure just a guess.

 

[SallyT]

OK... I'm revising my guess.

I think it could be half of a hinge from a small box (cigars, maybe?)

Look at an altoids tin's hinge it would be kinda sorta like that.



Sally

 

[lordmarcovan]

OK... I'm revising my guess.

I think it could be half of a hinge from a small box (cigars, maybe?)

Look at an altoids tin's hinge it would be kinda sorta like that.



Sally

Hey, no fair! I was agreeing with your first guess! Now I'll have to agree with your new one! LOL.

It could be from a small box (or fancy book binding with a clasp, maybe). It's a hinge or hinged clasp of some kind.

 

[SallyT]

Too funny, lord....

I've got some old wooden cigar boxes around here somewhere - and yeah... that darn thing looks like it could be a hinge from one of them.

It's nice to see I've got a friend who's willing to vascillate with me.

Sally

 

[Earl1]

Michelle,
This is the portion of a lock that the latch goes into. Was commonly used in writing kits and portable file holders. I got the photos from Dr Francis Lords "Civil War Collectors Encyclopedia".He was the finest expert on Civil War artifacts that I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Sadly he passed away earlier this year . He was ninty plus years old.
Later,
Earl1

 

[Michelle]

Sad to hear...Thanks for looking into and figuring this one out Earl1....Now we know!

 

[Monty]

Don't ever listen to me, I am now .06% correct on these guesses! Monty

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

the suspender piece is working for me. for mittens, hosiery, pants or shorts...

 

[Michelle]

Don't ever listen to me, I am now .06% correct on these guesses! Monty

I do listen to all of your 0.06% .....anyway we got it now.....will dig for food...this piece is too weak to be used for a support of that type...it isnt flemsy but it is kind of thin and frail...worked well for a latch...