General Washington shoe buckle

[Dug Life Metal Detecting]

I was told to post this here so it would get more looks....

 

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[dansalata]

wow..cant wait to seethe posts on this!!!

 

[Steve in PA]

Saw this on Don Troiani's Rev War Facebook Group. That is quite a find, and appears to be the only one known. i doubt anyone here can add anything to what you have already been told. What type of site was it found on and in what state?

 

[DiggerKid2003]

I can't imagine finding something like that. A shoe buckle that says General Washington? Oh the possibilities. You'd think it would be even nore rare then a GW button. Maybe even a banner find.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Please tell us the story about it.

 

[Truth]

I agree how was it found step by step?

 

[Dug Life Metal Detecting]

This buckle was found on a farm in central Ky that has ties to the Lewis, Johnson, Taylor, Grover, LaFayette, Viley and Ward families... Its a literal whos who of early American politics.

 

[JerV3]

That is a great looking buckle. Love the patina on it.

Sorry I can't shed any light on it. But I would guess it's a pretty significant artifact and very rare.

Thanks for sharing.

Jer

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[johnnyblaze]

Very interesting find unfortunately it's one of those finds that your not going to get anywhere with.. Could be connected or a rare novelty item

Killer find!


~Blaze~

 

[Dug Life Metal Detecting]

 

[zazuk0]

WOW! A find of a lifetime for sure congratulations!

 

[Steve in PA]

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So you believe Pattison was the maker?

 

[Argentium]

Great find ! The cruel irony of finding " the only one known" -- is that knowledge drives collector interest , which creates buzz , which helps drive value (perception of value more like ). Perhaps the piece is a nostalgia piece as previously suggested - created after his death .Nice mystery relic !

 

[Argentium]

If indeed this is a shoe buckle , there should be another one out there !

 

[johnnyblaze]

It very well could be a hat buckle also.. They were very similar to shoe buckles and knee buckles. I have never seen writing on a shoe buckle but a hat buckle would seem more likely.. is one on Jefferson's hat.


~Blaze~

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

This buckle was found on a farm in central Ky that has ties to the Lewis, Johnson, Taylor, Grover, LaFayette, Viley and Ward families... Its a literal whos who of early American politics.

And, if so, could be a relic of GREAT Historical Importance...!
Super Find..., eh?!

 

[ajaj]

Your pictures show two broken buckles. Were they found in the same place? I highly encourage you to provide some details on the hunt to provide some credibility and provenance to the finds.

aj

 

[smokeythecat]

It is an interesting piece. The date range it was made could be 20 years or so, that is, late 1780's to mid 90's. It was probably a prototype that went nowhere commercially at the time, because if it took off, there would have been many more found, or maybe an artist piece. I doubt you'll ever be able to definitively nail it down, however. Kentucky newspapers of the day are slim pickins' and I have never heard where Washington commissioned a buckle.

It is really neat!

 

[Steve in PA]

It very well could be a hat buckle also.. They were very similar to shoe buckles and knee buckles. I have never seen writing on a shoe buckle but a hat buckle would seem more likely.. is one on Jefferson's hat.


~Blaze~

Definitely a shoe buckle Blaze. I have seen the backside on Facebook.