Some Colonial and other misc. finds

[Mr. Digger]

Nothing earth shattering here, but I was just happy to be getting my shovel in the ground in late December! The shoe buckle is one of the best I have found. No ID on the copper unfortunately. You can't read it in the photo but the inscription on that rectangular brass plate reads:

John Gale
Maker
South Hampton, NH

I found it in a field next to a 1700's farm house. It looks like it may have come off of some horse tack or farm equipment....I'm researching the name to see what I can come up with.

Happy New Year everyone!

 

[The Rebel]

Awesome looking buckle! Love the other finds as well.

 

[GA1dad]

Very nice looking shoe buckle,,, like the scales on that knife too. It looks bent, is it real stag or plastic?

 

[Mr. Digger]

Very nice looking shoe buckle,,, like the scales on that knife too. It looks bent, is it real stag or plastic?

Don't know....how can I tell?

 

[GA1dad]

The way it's bent makes me think plastic. I dug around on Kent knives,, some good reading,,,,, looks like maybe dated 1930's to 50's.

 

[Bell-Two]

Wonderful relics like that buckle!

 

[aloldstuff]

WOW, that buckle is fantastic. My sister owns a horse farm in South Hampton, NH, were you near there when you found the brass item?

 

[Mr. Digger]

WOW, that buckle is fantastic. My sister owns a horse farm in South Hampton, NH, were you near there when you found the brass item?

No, I actually found it in Andover, MA. I've pinged a few libraries and historical societies from that town and some surrounding ones and they are investigating for me. There was a John W. Gale that lived in that area in the 1880's but not sure if that is a hit or not.

 

[OxShoeDrew]

That buckle is earth shattering (in the MDing world :lol. Other finds are awesome too!

 

[del]

Great looking shoe buckle Mr.Digger , very uncommon to find them complete like that :cheering: