Modern Shoe Buckle?

[grasshopper]

I found this buckle yesterday at an 1831 house. It has all the looks of a shoe buckle but the material is thin and the tongue/chape look modern. Everyone ever see anything like this?

I figure it's not too old but I didn't think they made shoe buckles past the late 1700s/early 1800s.

Also it is rather small so I'm wondering if it was from a child, or perhaps a different kind of buckle altogether.

Thanks for the help!

 

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[plymouthian12]

I found this buckle yesterday at an 1831 house. It has all the looks of a shoe buckle but the material is thin and the tongue/chape look modern. Everyone ever see anything like this?

I figure it's not too old but I didn't think they made shoe buckles past the late 1700s/early 1800s.

Also it is rather small so I'm wondering if it was from a child, or perhaps a different kind of buckle altogether.

Thanks for the help!

I have one similar I think a sash buckle

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