✅ SOLVED Mystery symbol

[cmthunder]

Does anyone recognize this symbol? I’ve never seen this before.
Cleaning up some recent finds from the 1860 home site in Maryland. Thought this was piece of iron till I started cleaning and this symbol popped out. Not sure what this item is. Still cleaning.

 

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[wainzoid]

Maybe what they call a ratchet or sliding belt buckle. With a 'T' for Tom or Trump or whatever. Just a WAG.

 

[Nathan6309]

From the looks of it, it appears to be a buckle of some kind. I'm assuming the T could be an initial of some kind. Is there still dirt packed inside it? If that isn't dirt that might be remains of the leather that the buckle was attached to.

 

[jeff of pa]

Looks to Me there is Allot of Rust/Dirt on both sides of the T
That May have other Lettering or Design That could help ID It

 

[cmthunder]

Never saw a letter with that script before. There is lots of rust and dirt. Picking at it with toothpick.
There is oval shape under the T that is open somewhat.
Thanks for the thoughts.

 

[cmthunder]

Thomas Price was one of the 3 home owners on the 1858 Martenets Map. Good guess wainzoid!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I would have to say the symbol is the letter "T". 20th letter in the Engish alphabet that falls between "S" and "U" and stands for a sharp, constantant sound formed behind the upper, front teeth using an exhilation and the tip of the tongue dropping downward.

 

[gunsil]

Thomas Price was one of the 3 home owners on the 1858 Martenets Map. Good guess wainzoid!

The buckle is nowhere near that old. Looks 20th century to me and newer than the 1920s. Could just as easily be T for Theresa.

 

[villagenut]

I agree with gunsil

 

[Retired Sarge]

Looks similar in style to what we use in the military with dress uniform.

 

[nkellam22]

It's for an 1860s Tesla stagewagen.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Interesting find CMT, looks like you've already got a lot of great info posted here.
Hope you're able to figure out what the letter 'T' stood for.

Looks to be a good candidate for your new tumbler.
Dave

 

[ARC]

Initial slider buckle.

 

[jeff of pa]

I would have to say the symbol is the letter "T". 20th letter in the Engish alphabet that falls between "S" and "U" and stands for a sharp, constantant sound formed behind the upper, front teeth using an exhilation and the tip of the tongue dropping downward.

les hope I don' lose my upper fron eeth

or the ip of my ongue

 

[cmthunder]

Looks like you better go find a bunch of these Jeff!

 

[DCMatt]

Keep cleaning it and see if you find a stamp for 'Hickok' or 'KANTSLIP'. Very popular in the first half of the 20th C.

 

[cmthunder]

I want to thank all of you for simplifying this for my complicated left handed brain that saw some kind of palm tree or an anchor of some sort if you rotated the image. Now it’s clear to me it’s a T for Templar’s which explains why when I dug this at 8” I barely escaped with my life before the flood tunnels caved in on me. Now I have to go marked this as solved before my 6th grade English teacher sees this! Haha

 

[TannersHatch]

Does anyone recognize this symbol?

It looks like the business end of an automatic press buckle. Is that some belt still in it at the back perhaps or just mud? I think the symbol is just a T (for personalisation) rather than a clue to its manufacture.

 

[cmthunder]

It seems to be rust and dirt not seeing any leather.