Iron Shoe Buckle

Lodge Scent

Lodge Scent

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Got out for a couple hours Sunday. Managed an iron shoe buckle and some odds and ends.

Dan I know you have at least couple dozen iron shoe buckles to go along with your 400 brass shoe buckles, but this is a first for me. :envious: Were these iron buckles towards the end of the shoe buckle era?

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Not sure what the silver thing is. Thought it was a lighter at first but not any more. It's not a match safe either. :thinkingabout:

Jeff
 
Lodge Scent said:
Dan I know you have at least couple dozen iron shoe buckles to go along with your 400 brass shoe buckles, but this is a first for me. :envious: Were these iron buckles towards the end of the shoe buckle era?

Jeff
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Jeff , iron shoe buckles were being made throughout their whole timespan , I've seen 1600's era iron shoe buckles and I've seen very late 1700's era ones . These iron ones were cast in a similar fashion as the bronze or brass alloy types but were perhaps a bit harder to work with ( and more uncommon because of this ) but probably lasted a lot longer because of their strength and rigidity.

Dan
 
WOW, great iron buckles and the first iron shoe buckle I have seen. The silver thing I recognized right away. Part of a henway. Happy digging, Dave.
 
I'd venture to say that the iron buckles were less common than the brass buckles because they were harder to manufacture. They were probably more expensive than their brass counterparts as well. Like Dan said, they aren't as malliable as brass was and they would be subject to breaking more easily during the process of making them. Great buckle Lodge Scent.
 
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