Got out Thursday with Danny for some colonial detecting. The find of the day for me was a very early buckle. This design is dated to c1620 - 1680 in Whitehead. It is a cast copper-alloy double loop trapezoidal buckle with lobed protrusions on either end of the strap bar. That's a mouthful!
Thanks to Danny for helping me date this buckle. I also dug my very first machine etched tombac and a very nice fancy button.
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That is quite the mouthful! Very nice finds, congrats!
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JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!! Congrats Donnie on a spectacular buckle and superb buttons! HH, Dave.
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Very nice.
My wife does all the driving, I just hold the steering wheel!
That's a serious addition to any buckle collection!
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Super find !
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What a great looking buckle and button. I am not even going to try to say what it is.....
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Great find Donnie! Are you gonna attempt to electrolysize the iron tongue. I know that can be difficult, but possible.
John
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The tongue is so fragile that I'm not even going to attempt to treat it with electrolysis. It actually snapped under light pressure. I gave the tongue a very light brushing with Rustoleum Rust Reformer which I hope will slow it down from turning into dust. I debated about whether to try to save it or just remove it altogether. In the end, I decided to try to save it for the time being.Originally Posted by BTV Digger
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