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04-01-2013, 09:28 PM
heres my take of finds from last Saturday with some of AD's finest .
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/march30thfinds1_zps081ebc47.jpg
amongst the items are shoe buckle chapes and tongues , musket balls , about a handful of buttons , a brass drawer pull backing plate , pocket watch bezel , an oxknob and shoe toe tap and miscellaneous
My first find of the morning was this unusual looking piece of decorated brass
that i later confirmed as a military hat or helmet plume holder
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/militaryplumeholder1_zps07ad8003.jpg
while a bit rough and most of the top is either bent or broken but was a relatively easy id for me when i first recovered it, i have not yet narrowed down the exact date of the item but i'm pretty sure it is from just after the war of 1812 to maybe 1825 .
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/militaryplumeholderinhand1_zpsacfab378.jpg
one of the other standout finds was this decorated silver plated suspender buckle and another nice surprise was this very small button or cufflink very dirty like Heavymetalnut's silver plated buckle , after cleaning that turned out to be solid silver with hand-tooled design
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/platedsuspenderbuckleandcufflink1_zps37fd6e71.jpg
the button/cufflink closeup
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/silvercufflink1_zpsa8578a43.jpg
the back with loop
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/silvercufflinkback1_zps398706ef.jpg
thanks for looking and HH everyone .
Dan
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/march30thfinds1_zps081ebc47.jpg
amongst the items are shoe buckle chapes and tongues , musket balls , about a handful of buttons , a brass drawer pull backing plate , pocket watch bezel , an oxknob and shoe toe tap and miscellaneous
My first find of the morning was this unusual looking piece of decorated brass
that i later confirmed as a military hat or helmet plume holder
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/militaryplumeholder1_zps07ad8003.jpg
while a bit rough and most of the top is either bent or broken but was a relatively easy id for me when i first recovered it, i have not yet narrowed down the exact date of the item but i'm pretty sure it is from just after the war of 1812 to maybe 1825 .
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/militaryplumeholderinhand1_zpsacfab378.jpg
one of the other standout finds was this decorated silver plated suspender buckle and another nice surprise was this very small button or cufflink very dirty like Heavymetalnut's silver plated buckle , after cleaning that turned out to be solid silver with hand-tooled design
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/platedsuspenderbuckleandcufflink1_zps37fd6e71.jpg
the button/cufflink closeup
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/silvercufflink1_zpsa8578a43.jpg
the back with loop
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/silvercufflinkback1_zps398706ef.jpg
thanks for looking and HH everyone .
Dan