Nice!!! Congrats!!!Hey guys, I found this item while detecting a corn field in New England. Any idea how it might have been used? There a bunch of marking on it but I didn't come across anything when I googled it. I looks like it may have been a suspender strap buckle. It's about 2" wide.
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Thank you for sharing this information. I'm glad I can put a date behind it.I don't know exactly what this came off, but with some enhancement I can see the maker mark for I.N. Deitsch, active in New York from 1904-c.1920. Not to be confused with the Deitsch Brothers (Charles & Edward) who also produced silver and leather combination items in New York around the same time. Here's your mark alongside the mark used by I.N, Deitsch for comparison:
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From Red-Coat's post:
"......who also produced "silver and leather combination items" in New York around the same time."
This is very helpful info. Could be from some other item other than suspenders. (purse, pouch, belt etc.)