interesting buckle and a heel plate?

[castletonking]

I found this buckle on my land in Vermont,the edges are beveled,unfortunately the center piece is broken.there are remanants of silver on the back.idk about its composition,but it is starting to get a green patina on it,it was approx 8 inches down.any idea if its a shoe buckle? The second piece is what i believe to be an iron heel plate,what i'd like to know is,is there anyway to date such a piece,it was found approx 6 inches down in a dirt berm built up against an old slate celler hole,there are no land records indicating any building here and the cellar hole is nearly collapsed into itself and has a giant maple growing in the center of it.thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[castletonking]

i dont know how to adjust the size of my images..if anyone could help out that would be great...thanks

 

[Silver Searcher]

It's not a buckle, but a buckle slide...and was proberbly once decorated

SS

 

[castletonking]

It's not a buckle, but a buckle slide...and was proberbly once decorated

SS

whats a buckle slide? i'm sorry i don't know,new to this hobby

 

[Silver Searcher]

It's not a buckle, but a buckle slide...and was proberbly once decorated

SS

whats a buckle slide? i'm sorry i don't know,new to this hobby

A decorative cover that went over a shoe buckle

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,391593.0.html

SS

 

[castletonking]

It's not a buckle, but a buckle slide...and was proberbly once decorated

SS

whats a buckle slide? i'm sorry i don't know,new to this hobby

A decorative cover that went over a shoe buckle

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,391593.0.html

SS

awsome thanks

 

[worldtalker]

You best skedaddle back to that cellar hole right pronto!!!!!!!!!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very nice finds castletonking!
I re-sized two of the pics for you!

Dave