Unknown heel plate

[Alset]

Was found in east central indiana. Field find using location from an 1881 plat map but land owner was a corporal in civil war and then became a judge in our county. Never seen this style of plate. Any ideas?

 

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[cw0909]

nice heel plate, never seen one like it,maybe for a pastor?

 

[creskol]

how big is it?

 

[Alset]

Ill measure it later today. Headed to work

 

[Tony in SC]

Got that European/Spanish look. Now that would really track mud into the house!!

 

[Carolina Tom]

I have never seen anything like that. There is no wear on the high spots, so my assumption is that it was never used.

That's a really nice find, and looks old. Good job!

 

[Alset]

Plenty wear on side my fingers are holding it you can see it on the flat top. Deep thread to start with

 

[dozer dan]

Back in the day, it was common practice to put a cross on the sole of your boot to keep the devil from following in your footsteps and bring bad luck upon you. Quote from Tom Sawyer by Huck Finn;
I went down to the front garden and clumb over the stile where you go through the high board fence. There was an inch of new snow on the ground, and I seen somebody’s tracks. They had come up from the quarry and stood around the stile a while, and then went on around the garden fence. It was funny they hadn’t come in, after standing around so. I couldn’t make it out. It was very curious, somehow. I was going to follow around, but I stooped down to look at the tracks first. I didn’t notice anything at first, but next I did. There was a cross in the left boot-heel made with big nails, to keep off the devil.

 

[bowwinkles]

New meaning to Kikin azz.

 

[cw0909]

havent located any that looks like yours, but looking google books
has names of heel plate manufactures and companies, something
to research

https://books.google.com/books?id=R...co.&pg=PA322#v=onepage&q= heel plate &f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=R...49#v=onepage&q=catalog of heel plates&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=o...Shoe and Heel Plate Co., Richmond, Va&f=false

 

[digger dug]

might be some kind of saddle shield

 

[digger dug]

looks to small for a heel plate

 

[creskol]

HOW BIG IS IT?

 

[RobRieman]

It’s bigger than his thumb [emoji106][emoji12]

 

[cw0909]

when i was text searching Gbooks and archive .org
and old newspapers, i kept getting hits for women's
shoes, example:from 1887
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...late&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

 

[WaterScoop]

Welcome to our forum. Beautiful Plate. Interesting that it has texture most heel plates are smooth.

Could it be possible that it is not a heel plate but more of something to step on so that a foot would not slip instead.
Maybe it is mounted to a piece of wood on a buggy/coach

Nevertheless unique find and thanx for sharing

 

[mojjax]

maybe a foot pedal from an old tractor

 

[HuntinDog]

Waffle Stomper proto type...

Very cool find!

 

[BosnMate]

Traction on ice Just a SWAG.

 

[Alset]

This piece is 2in width and 2in 1/16 length. It has wear as if someone had an uneven step. One side hardly warn.