Better pic of buckle

[sscindercoop]

Is this a buckle from the late 1800s early 1900s?

 

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[allen]

id say late 1800s, but
im hardly ever right.

 

[johnnyi]

are you sure it's a buckle scinderscoop? it looks from the fasteners like it was meant to hang perpendicularly?

 

[sscindercoop]

are you sure it's a buckle scinderscoop? it looks from the fasteners like it was meant to hang perpendicularly?

I just assumed it was a buckle Other than that I have no clue. Any guesses as to what it is?

 

[Montana Jim]

It's half of a two piece buckle... I'll look for other examples.

The missing piece would fit behind the round center piece and against the outter framed part to make one large buckle. IMO

 

[72cheyenne]

It's half of a two piece buckle... I'll look for other examples.

The missing piece would fit behind the round center piece and against the outter framed part to make one large buckle. IMO

That was some great photoshop work, MJ.

 

[doublet2a]

1/2 of a Victorian ladies sash buckle


Tim

 

[montepollock]

Awesome!!

 

[sscindercoop]

Is this a buckle from the late 1800s early 1900s?

Thanks everyone

 

[johnnyi]

I agree that this is a terrific reconstruction of what it probably looked like. Just a couple questions though... How would such a buckles clasp together? What I mean is; if the belt attached to the existing loop, where would the hook be and why the apparent guide between the loop and where you'd suppose a clasp might be? Where would the hook to attach the two halves go?

Second question, why is the design made in such a way that it seems to make sense when vertical, but not horizontal? (the bird in it's nest, the tray of flowers, etc. are designed in the vertical)? have we ever seen a buckle design where such specific elements would be placed sideways like this

 

[Montana Jim]

It makes sense horizontally... IMO.