Buckle or plate ?

[ticm]

Dug this up this am. It was pretty deep at around eight or ten inches. I found it at the same site I found a couple of old coppers. (see below listed post on this fourm). Before I cleaned off the dirt there was still hunks of old leather in the back hooks. I think I have seen somthing like this on the forum but can't remember for sure. Has anyone seen this before and know what it was used for and maybe when. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,457284.0.html

 

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Re: Buckle or plate ? SOLVED

ticm,

Crusader listed in his post and links to the UK finds showing rectangular brass objects, where they were referring to these items as "blinkers" (blinker is another term for what Americans usually call blinders, and "blinker" is possibly more common in British conversational English).

The decorative brass plate on the leather blinker worn by the draft horse in the photo provided by Crusader, is very similar to the 4 prong radius cornered plates shown as being found in UK sites. All we need now, is a Colonial period (pre-1820) photograph, of one of the 6 prong rectangular plates, in use as a blinker, and I'll be 100% convinced.

I do feel we are finally gaining some insight into these mysterious brass "trunk" plates. Hey, how about elephant blinkers? Then we might really have "trunk plates"!

CC Hunter





OK then it's settled they are colonial elephant trunk blinkers.

good, we are agreed, put the green check

 

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[ticm]

Re: Buckle or plate ? SOLVED

ticm,

Crusader listed in his post and links to the UK finds showing rectangular brass objects, where they were referring to these items as "blinkers" (blinker is another term for what Americans usually call blinders, and "blinker" is possibly more common in British conversational English).

The decorative brass plate on the leather blinker worn by the draft horse in the photo provided by Crusader, is very similar to the 4 prong radius cornered plates shown as being found in UK sites. All we need now, is a Colonial period (pre-1820) photograph, of one of the 6 prong rectangular plates, in use as a blinker, and I'll be 100% convinced.

I do feel we are finally gaining some insight into these mysterious brass "trunk" plates. Hey, how about elephant blinkers? Then we might really have "trunk plates"!

CC Hunter





OK then it's settled they are colonial elephant trunk blinkers.

good, we are agreed, put the green check

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