WHAT IS IT?!

[Milsy92]

Found this and cannot find where it came from exactly. The stamp says Cambridge Registered Oct 28, 1857. There is the letter "R" stamped inside of a diamond. My thoughts is that it is from a Scottish uniform or traditional dress.. This came from a Scottish home site dated from 1838-50. If anyone has ANY information that could help me please feel free to share! Thanks!

 

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[Colonial Digger]

Nice find, I do not have a clue but it is cool, I find a lot of different types of them but never have any writing, usually 1790,early 1800,s home sites.

 

[firemanphob]

no idea but welcome from Indiana

 

[vpnavy]

1st - I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard Milsy9! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forum: Select Your Area.... for information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country).

2nd - I moved ya from TODAY'S FINDS! over to WHAT IS IT? for more exposure.

 

[ARC]

More info and better / clearer pictures please.

Close ups of wording on rear etc.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Welcome to Tnet from Toronto Milsy92!

My first thought was the same as ARC's.
I wish your pics were larger, as I can't see the back of your piece clearly enough to tell what it may have been attached to.

I doubled the size of your pics to get a better look at what you found.
I'm now thinking it's a sash buckle, but I don't see it being military related.

Dave

 

[Red-Coat]

Charles Rowley and Company registered a patent for a belt clasp in England on 28 October 1857, so that will be the maker. Although the design was registered as the “Cambridge” clasp and Cambridge is of course a place in England, the name is being used as a style and not an indication of origin. Rowley was based in Birmingham, with a secondary operation in Manchester. The UK archive hasn’t yet digitised the record, so there are no pictures to be had, but it was likely the functionality of the clasp that was patented, not the pictorial design.

He made buttons and other pressed/cast metalware for military uniforms, official or company uniforms and civilian use but I don’t recognise that design as military. Official perhaps.

Rowley’s usual mark was “C.R & Co” in a lozenge on silver, but perhaps the “R in diamond” was an alternative mark for base metals.

 

[A2coins]

Hope someone can Id it not much goes through here without an ID

 

[A2coins]

Also welcome to tnet from MI Tommy

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Charles Rowley and Company registered a patent for a belt clasp in England on 28 October 1857, so that will be the maker. Although the design was registered as the “Cambridge” clasp and Cambridge is of course a place in England, the name is being used as a style and not an indication of origin. Rowley was based in Birmingham, with a secondary operation in Manchester. The UK archive hasn’t yet digitised the record, so there are no pictures to be had, but it was likely the functionality of the clasp that was patented, not the pictorial design.

He made buttons and other pressed/cast metalware for military uniforms, official or company uniforms and civilian use but I don’t recognise that design as military. Official perhaps.

Rowley’s usual mark was “C.R & Co” in a lozenge on silver, but perhaps the “R in diamond” was an alternative mark for base metals.

Amazing background history mate, I'll save this information for future reference.
Dave

 

[yaxthri]

Cool find! The mystery about it makes it even more interesting...