VERY OLD SILVER BUCKLE COLONIAL POST COLONIAL? AND SILVER FLAT BUTTON

[mattysee]

IN A NEW SPOT IVE POUNDED A BIT, DECIDED TO PUT BIG COIL ON AND WALK THE WOODS, GOT A 77 AT 5" AND PULLED OUT THE SILVER BUTTON, THEN IRON A NICE AXE HEAD, IRON AGAIN AN OLD JACK KNIFE, AND THEN ON A HURRY THE SUNS GOING DOWN WALK GOT A SIGNAL I WAS SURE WAS A BOTTLE CAP AT 2" AND PULLED OUT HALF OF THE BUCKLE AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND THE OTHER HALF A FOOT AWAY.....THE OTHER FINDS ARE ALL WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS, I.D. BUCKLE AND BUTTON HELP PLEASE....THANX

 

[CASPER-2]

CROTAL BELL IS AWESOME
I found a similar button to yours in Ma. - overlayed thin piece of silver on the brass
check back of buckle really close with lupe - a lot of times there is a small makers mark to be found
silver buckles were usually made by silver smiths and most times they marked their work - i would think they
would on one as more complex as yours
Awesome hunt - awesome finds !

 

[mattysee]

the button reads "plated" on the reverse

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds mattysee!

 

[Erik in NJ]

Some really nice relic finds there. Congrats!

 

[hamiddetecting]

 

[CRUSADER]

Very nice 18th C Buckle & the bell is a good one!

 

[CRUSADER]

Info on the bell maker:

'Joseph Shipman

I S or J S maker's mark on petal bells.
Some with the J S mark also have an asterisk (*) in each petal.
Joseph Shipman, born 1779, died 1859. He started to make sleigh bells after James North, Jr., and he completed a metal-casting apprenticeship in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In the spring of 1800, both men worked together making sleigh bells, then in 1801 they formed separate foundries in New Britain, Connecticut. Shipman's foundry operated from about 1801 to ?. Bells marked with an I S are thought to be older than J S bells.'

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[CoilyGirl]

I'm drooling here,nice items!

 

[Evolution]

Great relics. Buckles...bells.... buttons... There's bound to be some coins there. That's a pretty good site you have there. Congrats!

 

[mattysee]

that j.s. bell is a #1 size, i found a #3 that had a crack in it, and two more broken bells also at this site. ive sold both bells already, my detecting partner collects them, lol

 

[mattysee]

thats the bell from last week #3 also joseph shipman

 

[mattysee]

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[gmanlight]

Super Finds congrats.

 

[John Boy]

Boy I really like that buckle and that pocket knife is sweet.Awesome finds

 

[romeo-1]

Sweet buckle! What is that crown piece?

 

[lookindown]

Nice bunch of finds...I think that knife is a Kamp King.

 

[mattysee]

idk really about the crown piece, but it reads made in usa, columbus, ohio on reverse

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

nice colonial site right there! very nice finds!