tuatara
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- Jan 21, 2010
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Well, it was meant to be 2-piece. What we actually found was 1 piece of it and it is the second time for us when a ‘better half’ of the wreath buckle is missing. What is common between those two? In my humble opinion, both of them are beauties. However, everything else about them is different – design, wreath, material they are made of and provenance or rather lack of one in our latest find. The first buckle is of bronze while the second one is a well preserved copper. Our bronze wreath buckle has a manufacturer’s stamp on it that reads ‘S.W.Silver & Co London’. I would like to cite the company’s profile: ‘They were an outfitter and contractor for clothes and supplies for emigrants to Australia and for military and sea-going officers, cadets, passengers.’ And the household it was found belonged to parents of a prominent British Naval Officer. The household dates back to 1852 – 1868. The daughter of the family was married to an officer of the British Army. The second belt buckle was dug out in the middle of nowhere.
I am curious about wreath modifications. The wreath on the bronze buckle is similar to one on British silver coins. Cannot say much about the wreath on the copper buckle.
I am curious about wreath modifications. The wreath on the bronze buckle is similar to one on British silver coins. Cannot say much about the wreath on the copper buckle.
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