✅ SOLVED Is This a Colonial or Post-Colonial Shoe Buckle?

[ajaj]

Hello. Been digging at an older farm where I have pulled out some large cents from the early 1800s. I pulled this buckle this morning, but I’m on sure if it’s a shoebuckle or not. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

aj

 

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[cw0909]

CRUSADER put these links up a few yrs ago
i bookmarked it may be of help
http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Whitehead.pdf
C J's Metal Detecting Pages

 

[Hawks88]

I’m no expert but I think it is a shoe buckle. Nice find.

 

[A2coins]

Great link that buckle does look pretty old

 

[ajaj]

Excellent reference; thank you. Most of these are more relevant to earlier European times, but it’s a fascinating read.

aj

 

[paleomaxx]

Late Georgian shoe buckle (1770-1790) and that's a nice example too. By the early 1790's they were falling out of style and eventually disappeared from everyday use.

 

[ajaj]

Thank you for all of your input. I have marked as solved and prepping the buckle for inclusion into AJ’s “museum”!

aj