Help with a Buckle ID

[Cuda74]

I need some help. I found this buckle recently at a homestead. No markings at all. I think its brass. The larger slot is 3 inches, the smaller is 2 inches. Maybe some sort of horse tack or farm equipment buckle? It has a pretty thick hook on it.
Thanks for looking and good hunting!

 

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[traveller777]

Well, not sure it is identified correctly, but there is one on etsy and it is called a cast iron stove buckle. If you cannot open the link just search, "etsy cast iron stove buckle".

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[Cuda74]

Well, not sure it is identified correctly, but there is one on etsy and it is called a cast iron stove buckle. If you cannot open the link just search, "etsy cast iron stove buckle".

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Thanks for the help Traveller, got it open and its the same type.
Regards.

 

[traveller777]

Thanks for the help Traveller, got it open and its the same type.
Regards.

You are welcome. Not sur how it worked on a cast iron stove, unless on a door or something.

 

[Cuda74]

You are welcome. Not sur how it worked on a cast iron stove, unless on a door or something.

Have been trying to find more out about it but no luck so far. Will keep trying. I found a 1959 penny close to it and I know the family that use to live on the property who said they moved into the old house (nothing left) in the early 60's and the house was old then.

 

[Digger RJ]

I need some help. I found this buckle recently at a homestead. No markings at all. I think its brass. The larger slot is 3 inches, the smaller is 2 inches. Maybe some sort of horse tack or farm equipment buckle? It has a pretty thick hook on it.
Thanks for looking and good hunting!



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Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

To me, the buckle you found looks to have been exposed to heat, possibly a house or barn fire and appears to date from the 1890 - 1920 period.

I also feel the 'Cast Iron Stove Buckle' that traveller777 posted was misidentified by the seller. It's not iron, it's obviously made of brass due to the vertigris that's visible. I also don't think a manufacturer of a cast iron stove would have used a brass buckle on their stove.

The design strikes me as possibly being a unique horse tack or possibly even a belt buckle that somebody wore around their waist. What I also find interesting is the way it's been cast and that the underside is hollow. This say's to me, that it wasn't made for strength but for more of a utilitarian function.

I may be way off on my theory here, but this is what I see having dug hundreds of horse tack buckles.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

I need some help. I found this buckle recently at a homestead. No markings at all. I think its brass. The larger slot is 3 inches, the smaller is 2 inches. Maybe some sort of horse tack or farm equipment buckle? It has a pretty thick hook on it.
Thanks for looking and good hunting!



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interesting and unique find, always enjoy digging the buckles

 

[Cuda74]

To me, the buckle you found looks to have been exposed to heat, possibly a house or barn fire and appears to date from the 1890 - 1920 period.

I also feel the 'Cast Iron Stove Buckle' that traveller777 posted was misidentified by the seller. It's not iron, it's obviously made of brass due to the vertigris that's visible. I also don't think a manufacturer of a cast iron stove would have used a brass buckle on their stove.

The design strikes me as possibly being a unique horse tack or possibly even a belt buckle that somebody wore around their waist. What I also find interesting is the way it's been cast and that the underside is hollow. This say's to me, that it wasn't made for strength but for more of a utilitarian function.

I may be way off on my theory here, but this is what I see having dug hundreds of horse tack buckles.

Thanks for the response. I thought it was brass but wasn't sure. Really appreciate the input.
Regards.