Help ID Two Buckles

[Keith123]

The larger buckle is in two pieces and I'm not sure how it goes together. Any info on type, time frame, and use would be appreciated! Thanks



The smaller buckle is missing a piece, but still has fabric attached. Any info on type, time frame, and use would be appreciated! Thanks





One last thing - what's a good resource to help ID buckles?

 

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[Mud Hut]

I'm not sure that buckles are a strong point on here anymore, but hopefully somebody will chime in and shed some light on yours.

 

[Goldiver]

The first one is a shoe buckle likely from the 1700's. C & D Jarnagin Company How to put buckle on 18th century shoes

The next one appears to be a suspender buckle probably mid to late 1800's.

Steve

 

[tennessee digger]

Goldiver is right about the shoe buckle however I think that the second buckle may be a neck stock buckle from the same time period. Do a google search on neck stock buckles and you will see what I'm talking about.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

I would agree that both buckles are pre-1800. Here's a great link that I use to ID buckles. Your first buckle is on page 103 and the stock buckles are on page 122.

http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Whitehead.pdf

 

[tennessee digger]

Thanks for that link FreeBirdTim.

 

[Keith123]

The first one is a shoe buckle likely from the 1700's. C & D Jarnagin Company How to put buckle on 18th century shoes

The next one appears to be a suspender buckle probably mid to late 1800's.

Steve

Awesome pic of the buckle in that link! Thanks

 

[Keith123]

Goldiver is right about the shoe buckle however I think that the second buckle may be a neck stock buckle from the same time period. Do a google search on neck stock buckles and you will see what I'm talking about.

Thanks, I'll check out this buckles

 

[Keith123]

I would agree that both buckles are pre-1800. Here's a great link that I use to ID buckles. Your first buckle is on page 103 and the stock buckles are on page 122.

http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Whitehead.pdf

Thanks for the link! I saw my buckle on the page you identified. Also, I saved that pdf document. Lots of good info in there!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Found an intact stock buckle yesterday. Here's mine:

 

[Keith123]

Wow, looks similar to mine