Complete shoe buckle - 1660s to 1720s!

[lenmac65]

I searched a former homesite yesterday that dates back to before the 1850s. The oldest and best find was this shoe buckle. It rang up like a clad quarter and was about 8 inches down. I first thought the chape was missing a couple teeth and the tongue missing a prong. However, this is actually complete and looks like a Type V buckle from this well circulated buckle chart (see #21 in the lower left corner of the chart). That would put this buckle in the 1660s-1720s range - my oldest buckle! Also found a 1923 Mercury and a spoon on the same property. Looking forward to going back. Happy hunting!

 

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[lenmac65]

Congratz on a DEF oldie!!!!! The odds of finding one of those here in Indiana are slim but that doesn't stop the search lol.

😁 Thanks. Good luck … you never know what you will find no matter where you are.

 

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[plehbah2]

I see the word "colonial" thrown around a lot. Sometimes it is late Colonial period which is technically colonial, and sometimes it is for early Federal or antebellum era stuff. Your find there is truly from the colonial era, and awfully neat. That buckle would have been worn by a cultural Englishman with tea and crumpets in his veins, and living in the new world, mostly unexplored and uncharted. It is amazing to think about.

 

[lenmac65]

I see the word "colonial" thrown around a lot. Sometimes it is late Colonial period which is technically colonial, and sometimes it is for early Federal or antebellum era stuff. Your find there is truly from the colonial era, and awfully neat. That buckle would have been worn by a cultural Englishman with tea and crumpets in his veins, and living in the new world, mostly unexplored and uncharted. It is amazing to think about.

Well said. Coins are cool, but relics like this can really get the imagination going, as you have demonstrated. It is interesting to think about for sure. Thanks for the thoughts and comments.