South Carolina State Seal Buttons

[carpetbagger]

Well HikerMike pretty much gave the history on the giving grounds (See Reale banner find) so I am going to post some pics of my finds. So from the words from the famous sponge bob square pants song, it's my best day ever.

 

[carpetbagger]

Re: Buttons from same sight of Reale banner find!!

Nice digs! Is that a sling buckle?? or maybe a fork tongue buckle?? Hard to tell from the pics..
MonkeyBoy

I was wondering the same thing.
Congrats on some nice buttons. The "terret" is the odd item out.

Not sure what kind of buckle it is. First I thought it was a fork tongue buckle, it was pretty deep at about 9 inches, but it also has the characteristics of a sling buckle due to the increased thickness in the center.
I do not want to sound stupid but what is a terret?
HH
Jeff K

 

[BuckleBoy]

A terret is a guide for horses' reigns. Been around since at least Medieval times.

After looking at your buckle a little more, I strongly suspect that it is a sling buckle. Got a photo of it with something for scale?


Best Wishes,



Buckleboy

 

[collector01]

Awesome button, Id take it over a reale anyday, you must have some good dirt down there its all in great shape! HH!

 

[stoney56]

Nice seal button! Did you use aluminum jelly?

You got that right on the button. Aluminum jelly works wonders with these buttons. Geomn50 gave me some to try out and it cleaned them up better than I expected. Thanks Mark. Now I am going to need to get some more soon, any ideas where stoney56?

You might check with some of the sponsors here on TNet, especially the ones near CW sites or states. Also think most hardware stores like Lowe's and Home Depot have it. I was told to use it sparingly and just leave it on for a few seconds at a time then rinse.

 

[MonkeyBoy]

A terret is a guide for horses' reigns. Been around since at least Medieval times.

After looking at your buckle a little more, I strongly suspect that it is a sling buckle. Got a photo of it with something for scale?


Best Wishes,



Buckleboy

Yeah.. looking at it.. pretty sure it is a sling buckle too... a fork tongue would be nice!!


MB