i dug a buckle need some info on it ??

[Mike in Berks]

i need help on this buckle from the what is it ? experts
dug up at a circa 1850's house on 11-12-08 it's 1 3/16 wide and 1 1/16 long with out the
attached piece the small attached piece has writing on it and it took me till today to figure it
out left side says PAT i can only see the T the top has APRIL and 2 numbers ?? and the
right side i see 27 so i assume it's from 1927 ? it all seems to be thin brass except maybe
the tongue ? it's pitted on the end but i have seen pitted brass before
what i'd like to know is what was this buckle used for ?? i'm hoping maybe a suspender
buckle ?? i'm sure someone on here saw or dug one like this and has the answer for me



and the small attached piece with the letters


thanks for looking

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

DR.ÖTEK Metal Detector, Waterproof Gold Detector, Pinpoint & Terrain Modes, Professional Metal Detector - Grab it through Amazon!

[Mike in Berks]

Shoe Buckle?

hello White Feather yes it could be i don't know if you could show me a photo of it
on a shoe i'd be convinced if only i could've seen the whole patent date would've helped a lot
oh ya welcome to T Net

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!

[kuger]

Mike,I cant find my box with that buckle in it!!It is around here somewhere!!I talked to the fellow that i.d.ed it though and he assured me that it was a suspender buckle.I dont knowHe seemed to think it was dated around 1860-.

 

[Mike in Berks]

Mike,I cant find my box with that buckle in it!!It is around here somewhere!!I talked to the fellow that i.d.ed it though and he assured me that it was a suspender buckle.I dont knowHe seemed to think it was dated around 1860-.

thanks for getting back to me kuger i assume you showed him a photo of mine 1860 - 187?
close enough for me i just want to be able to explain what all the relics i have in the display case
were used for to the owner of the property
i was just looking at a photo someone posted in My Collections there must be 200 buckles in it
there are 2 of my type in it only problem i just got the photo not the person that posted it
this might have been 2 - 5 yrs ago ? i hope you can locate yours some day if you do look for a
patent date good luck out there

 

[kuger]

I will keep looking for it Mike,it seems like I just seen it the other day!I need to get my stuff organized!I am constantly seeing something I have dug or remembering something I have dug and cant find where I put it!!!Kudos to you for making a display for the landowner,I try to do that as much as I can, when I feel they have a genuine respect for the history of there ground..I am working on one right now,that I wish I could keep!!

 

[trikikiwi]

Might be a "spur" strap buckle...

hello Montana Jim i've never heard that term before so i looked at 7 sites on the web titled
19th century spur strap buckle and none that i saw looked similar to this one i'm gonna see if
i can find kugers post HH

I looked through the first hundred of his posts then put the project on hold. If he would post a link, it would be much appreciated. I can't find a post of his that contains the word "suspender" with the search feature...

thanks for the help and time you're putting in this BuckelBoy i do appreciate it
i started at page 2 and i got to page 20 i saw 2 or 3 posts by him an i see it goes to page 41
i'll keep going to 41 by tonight or tomorrow for all i know there could be a hundred pages lol
good luck out there !!

There are easier ways to do everything
I just searched for any post with 'suspender buckle' in it - and of the 2 and a bit pages, kuger did not start any of the threads, so I think we can assume as kuger suggests, he was on another site at the time.
Mike

 

[BuckleBoy]

There are easier ways to do everything
I just searched for any post with 'suspender buckle' in it - and of the 2 and a bit pages, kuger did not start any of the threads, so I think we can assume as kuger suggests, he was on another site at the time.
Mike

I know--and I tried that first. But the search feature on this forum sometimes leaves things to be desired--which I am Certain you probably know as well!

:P

 

[Mike in Berks]

Might be a "spur" strap buckle...

hello Montana Jim i've never heard that term before so i looked at 7 sites on the web titled
19th century spur strap buckle and none that i saw looked similar to this one i'm gonna see if
i can find kugers post HH

I looked through the first hundred of his posts then put the project on hold. If he would post a link, it would be much appreciated. I can't find a post of his that contains the word "suspender" with the search feature...

thanks for the help and time you're putting in this BuckelBoy i do appreciate it
i started at page 2 and i got to page 20 i saw 2 or 3 posts by him an i see it goes to page 41
i'll keep going to 41 by tonight or tomorrow for all i know there could be a hundred pages lol
good luck out there !!

There are easier ways to do everything
I just searched for any post with 'suspender buckle' in it - and of the 2 and a bit pages, kuger did not start any of the threads, so I think we can assume as kuger suggests, he was on another site at the time.
Mike

your right trikikiwi there are easier ways to do it but, i did it miiiiii way pg 2 to page 20
about 3 posts by kuger pg 20 to 30 none each page i just looked for kuger's name and i clicked
quite a few other usernames too an i had a lot of fun doing it yup, probably another site ......... HH

 

[kuger]

Sorry to put you guys through all that!The mind is the first to go I guess!!Hey I am going to hide my own Easter eggs this year!!!

 

[Mike in Berks]

Sorry to put you guys through all that!The mind is the first to go I guess!!Hey I am going to hide my own Easter eggs this year!!!

hey, no problem kuger i know you were just trying to help me out thanks
i messed up too i said april 1927 then april ?0 187? i really thought this one would be an
easy ID HH