Old Copper Whats It

[Kiros32]

Old Copper What's It

Found this very deep at a 19th century estate in Virginia. It appears to be copper and very thin.

 

[Broken knee]

It looks like a name plate for a file drawer cabinet? HH
Broken Knee

 

[Kiros32]

It certainly resembles a name plate of some sort. It was found at 8 inches near a pond, many yards from the house. There was nothing else found near it.

 

[Kiros32]

Hmmm, was hoping this was something much more whimsical than a possible name tag haha. Any other ideas?

 

[digging wv]

Looks like the clip on the back of some P.O. boxes the number is attached to

 

[CC Hunter]

The item is part of a brass buckle for a cloth strap, from the later half of the 19th century. The two bar tabs with holes, originally held a swivel cinch. The long slots are where the cloth strap originally passed through. These are commonly called suspender buckles, yet some of these could have also been used as cinch buckles in other clothing applications.

CC Hunter

 

[Kiros32]

Being that is was so deep, I am wondering if this broke off when they were clearing dirt to build the pond. Makes sense to me anyway...

Thanks for the ID CC Hunter.