Silver plated buckle

[MarshallMetalDetecting]

Searching alongside of a house ramp in town. I found this buckle, however, I am having difficulty identifying it. It has a J on the front and it appears to have I.B. Co stamped on it. There is another marking on the hinge of PATDN01783854. Any help would be appreciated. Tomorrow I am going to try cleani g the tarnish off to see if there is any shine left to it.

 

[hbeaton]

Not sure who the IB Co belongs to in terms of silver plate hallmark but someone else will probably track that down. What I can tell you is two fold. One, found an example of a similarly marked monogramed silver plate buckle made by the same manufacturer on that big four letter word buying/selling website...take a look here

#12 of 13, OLD VTG SILVER PLATED BRONZE I.B.Co BELT BUCKLE, ART DECO DESIGN, "N"

Second, the patent filed in late 1929 and granted in 1930 for a new clamp lever buckle design for a W.J. Morse, who, a decade earlier had patented another belt buckle.

See those here
Patent Images

Patent Images

So...I guess we have a post 1930 silver plate buckle with IB CO stamp that has a few other similar examples floating around.

 

[MarshallMetalDetecting]

Wow, great research! Thank you a ton I can update the post after I clean it. HH