Colonial Relics Intact Shoe Buckle and buttons..

[MonkeyBoy]

Hit an area that was once part of a large plantation.. found a good number of flat buttons, pewter buttons and one heavy silver plated tiny button.. the best find of the day was my first intact colonial shoe buckle. I have tons of bits and pieces but this was my first one that was whole!!! A couple of the buttons were in my container from my last hunt so I included them here.. 2 or 4 I think..



MB

 

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[JerV3]

Nice buttons,

I love to find that type.

HH Jer

 

[CRUSADER]

nice buckle & an unusual type as well

 

[leddel]

great relics , alot of buttons and a very nice shoe buckle frame but just short of intact . congrats man.

 

[MonkeyBoy]

great relics , alot of buttons and a very nice shoe buckle frame but just short of intact . congrats man.

why "just short of intact"? The cross piece was iron.. there were bits of it left but it had rotted away... the rest of it is a strange type of pewter.. very rough and pitted.. most of the pieces I have found have been in pretty good shape.. smooth not pitted like this. I guess I'm wondering what else is missing?

Thanks,
MB

 

[allen]

good job on that nice assortment of finds !!

 

[leddel]

great relics , alot of buttons and a very nice shoe buckle frame but just short of intact . congrats man.

why "just short of intact"? The cross piece was iron.. there were bits of it left but it had rotted away... the rest of it is a strange type of pewter.. very rough and pitted.. most of the pieces I have found have been in pretty good shape.. smooth not pitted like this. I guess I'm wondering what else is missing?

Thanks,
MB

just the inside guts is all , don't get me wrong the buckle is a great find . it is rare to find one fully intact is all .

Dan

 

[Hardy]

GREAT STUFF BUD , JUST LOVE IT

 

[collector01]

Looks like you had a great hunt I never dug that many buttons in one day, Congrats on a nice buckle!!

 

[briankb70]

nice relic collection

 

[MonkeyBoy]

great relics , alot of buttons and a very nice shoe buckle frame but just short of intact . congrats man.

why "just short of intact"? The cross piece was iron.. there were bits of it left but it had rotted away... the rest of it is a strange type of pewter.. very rough and pitted.. most of the pieces I have found have been in pretty good shape.. smooth not pitted like this. I guess I'm wondering what else is missing?

Thanks,
MB

just the inside guts is all , don't get me wrong the buckle is a great find . it is rare to find one fully intact is all .

Dan

Oh! Ha I was thinking it just had a single iron piece across the center.. thanks for the photos!! I have never found one even close to that! ;-)

MB