✅ SOLVED Mystery navy buckle

[Andy Nunez]

Help. A lady sent me these photos of a belt buckle that washed ashore on the Bay side of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Some antique dealer said it was British revolutionary war, but it seems too plain for that. Sorry for the photo quality but I didn't take them and she sent no size reference. Any ideas area appreciated. Thanks!

 

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[nhbenz]

Those are from swimsuits, roughly 1930’s if I recall correctly.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

It's not a mere coincidence that this tongue half of a two-piece "tongue-&-wreath" buckle was found on a beach. Its extremely long belt-loop (with rounded ends) and the very short bar connecting it to the center-disc strongly indicate it is a swimsuit buckle from the 1930s. What-Is-It? forum ID-expert [Lady] Bramblefind gets credit for correctly identifying this version of "Anchor-emblem" buckle and posting photographic proof here several years ago. You'll have to enlarge the photo, but I think you can see the very strong resemblance between the Maryland beach buckle and the one on the swimsuit-belt in the photo... which does have a "simple" anchor on the tongue-disc.

After-posting note:
For the second time in about 24 hours, my buddy NHBenz and I were typing our replies at the same time, and mine came in second because I was hunting through my computer's WII-photos-folder to show proof of the ID.

 

[nhbenz]

This thread has the patent for such a buckle: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/263590-1934-anchor-sash-buckle-solved-civilian-piece.html

 

[BLK HOLE]

CG you rock!!!

 

[Andy Nunez]

Thanks folks! That solves it. Need to mark this thread closed. Thanks for all your help