Need help with ID or what era

[gadigger81]

I found these and was wondering if you guys could ID these or maybe a time frame. The first 2 are brass. You can see the second has some kind of weird looking shank. The next one is also brass. The last is so corroded I doubt if anyone could ID it. Think it might be pewter?? Next I found a buckle of some sort and a brass D ring. Thanks for any info!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I would have thought the first two were tacks but I see the loop on the 3rd one. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,367668.0.html

I think button and a tack head are almost identical because we have had heated disagreements over this ID in the past. Older tacks are all brass but newer brass tacks may have a steel shank.

 

[gadigger81]

I would have thought the first two were tacks but I see the loop on the 3rd one. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,367668.0.html

I think button and a tack head are almost identical because we have had heated disagreements over this ID in the past. Older tacks are all brass but newer brass tacks may have a steel shank.

Yeah I could see it being a tack. The other 2 have loops. Any ideas on the others?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think both the buckles are horse related. The second one is called a D. The first may be a bridle buckle.

 

[Silver Searcher]

The first Buckle is a Trapzodial Buckle, the second a single loop D Buckle, both are Horse related

SS

 

[gadigger81]

I think both the buckles are horse related. The second one is called a D. The first may be a bridle buckle.

That makes sense! I bet I found bout 8 horseshoes. Well, I found one intact. The others were just halves of shoes. They have done rotted into. Dang horseshoes!

 

[gadigger81]

The first Buckle is a Trapzodial Buckle, the second a single loop D Buckle, both are Horse related

SS

Thanks silversearcher, modern??

 

[Silver Searcher]

The first Buckle is a Trapzodial Buckle, the second a single loop D Buckle, both are Horse related

SS

Thanks silversearcher, modern??

The D Buckle would be the oldest...19th to mid 20thc

SS

 

[gadigger81]

Thanks searcher! What would be a good book to get on buttons or a good website?? I figure a good reference book would come in handy.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Thanks searcher! What would be a good book to get on buttons or a good website?? I figure a good reference book would come in handy.

This a usefull site that I use

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/index.php

SS

 

[gadigger81]

Thanks searcher! What would be a good book to get on buttons or a good website?? I figure a good reference book would come in handy.

This a usefull site that I use

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/index.php

SS

Thanks I'll check it out

 

[DirtDigler]

The first two look like furniture tacks to me also. Initially they were all brass, but because furniture wood was often hardwood, they bent frequently and needed a pilot hole. By making a steel shank the pilot holes were no longer necessary. And if you think about, that saved lots of work. But it took awhile to develop the machinery to attach a steel shank to a brass head. Not sure when that machine was invented, but finding out could give you a timeframe.

The third item might be a shoe button. That would probably be late 19th century to early 20th.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I took a pic of some of my steel shanked brass tacks to compare.

 

[gadigger81]

The first two look like furniture tacks to me also. Initially they were all brass, but because furniture wood was often hardwood, they bent frequently and needed a pilot hole. By making a steel shank the pilot holes were no longer necessary. And if you think about, that saved lots of work. But it took awhile to develop the machinery to attach a steel shank to a brass head. Not sure when that machine was invented, but finding out could give you a timeframe.

The third item might be a shoe button. That would probably be late 19th century to early 20th.

Thanks DirtDigler......Wonder if it could have anything to with horse tack. I've been finding alot of horse related stuff.

 

[gadigger81]

I took a pic of some of my steel shanked brass tacks to compare.

Yeah they look about the she same. I'd say it's some kind of tack. I'm thinking might be some kind of jewelry tack to go through leather for like a bridle maybe. Since I'm finding alot of horse stuff