Camel buckle: Any thoughts?

[nhbenz]

Two piece buckle. Not dug (the ground has frozen here )... but found in a collapsed barn. No marks. Maybe from the ill-fated camel corps of the 1850's?. Any thoughts are appreciated!

 

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[Snee]

I don't know what to tell you. Brass maybe? I couldn't find anything on google or ebay. What do you mean about a camel courpse? I'm pretty sure there has never been a camel in New Hamphire outside a zoo :P

 

[Leon]

Nice buckle, WTG!!!
Sorry no help on the ID, it looks old though...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[nhbenz]

Snee, in the 1850's our military tried an experiment using camels as pack animals. :P They gave up on it pretty quickly. It was based in Texas I think. It would be optimistic of me to think this buckle would be related to them in any way. Heres a site with more info if you're interested: http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/hijolly-ap.htm

 

[Southcacalaky]

No ideas here, neat looking buckle, HH Art...

 

[Snee]

Well alright...camels.
I really don't know, wish I could help you out!

 

[lonewolfe]

ummm - looks like a camel buckle!?

no ideas here,

cool find!

hh

 

[Narked1]

Hmmm...no real idea. But will ask if there was a history of circuses in the area that you found it? Maybe from a circus costume? The only other possibility that I could think of is maybe from an old Shriner's uniform?

 

[trk5capt]

Woman's Dress buckle from the 1930's -- 1940's My mother had 2 piece buckles much like that in a trunk in the attic when I was a child. trk5capt...