1850/60s California hotel sight. Silver plated, feminine

[Bedrock Bryan]

This relic was found in a nail bed in a known sight. Square nails by the barrel. This relic may be something used in a females hair?
It is 1.48" wide, long tip to top is 1.45" and short tip to top is 1.00". Could be nickel plated? It is thin metal but fairly strong.

 

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[Ant]

I don't know but my guess is that looks more like a slide cover for maby a match or snuff box or the likes, one that operates like an old automotive Buss fuses come/came in.

 

[duggap]

It may be off a suspender buckle.

 

[Broken knee]

It looks to be a decorative fashion belt end. HH
BK

 

[Bedrock Bryan]

Thank you all for the input, I'll wait awhile longer before I mark solved, all your ideas are good possibilities. Question, are there any catalogs online that are copies of the old style catalogs like Sears, Wards etc. I can down load, this may help identify everyday things people bought in the 19th century.

 

[Ant]

Hey check out this Sears link:
Sears Archives Home Page

 

[Bedrock Bryan]

Thank you ANT, this is a start, I'll have to do some research. I would like to fined some early reproduction or downloadable catalogs to peruse. Time period 1840 to 1920 would be nice for the Western U.S., I hunt mostly in Oregon and California.