WORLDS SMALLEST COLONIAL SHOE BUCKLE & buttons out the wazoo!

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

met up with FastFrank today back to a cellar hole that him and paul dug quite a few buttons & Paul got a king george copper.
today was button day!never dug so many buttons in one hunt in my life.all plain one piece.it's a wonder these people kept clothes on their backs rofl
got a nice ornate something with a eagle head.had no clue until i cleaned it which was a nice suprise :shocked03: and I think I may have dug the worlds smallest colonial shoe buckle.(the capped bust dime is for size comparison,) never seen a harp backmark on a button yet.have you Dan?
was hazy,hot & oh soo humid.but always worth the sweat when hunting with Frank.thanks man!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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[del]

very cool looking relics Dave , the little rnate buckle is a knee buckle ( the anchor shaped Chape is the give away) a very nice looking piece :loveit:. the eagle headed item is very intrieging though. hey congrats on getting out with Frank and Paul and of course the finds . |:cheering: |:cheering:

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

very cool looking relics Dave , the little rnate buckle is a knee buckle ( the anchor shaped Chape is the give away) a very nice looking piece :loveit:. the eagle headed item is very intrieging though. hey congrats on getting out with Frank and Paul and of course the finds . |:cheering: |:cheering:

so it was a childs Knee buckle i'm assuming? no clue on the eagle thing Dan? notice the hole in beak where something was attached?

 

[CODY]

Very nice finds, congrats!

 

[Fire Fighter 43]

:wow: those are some nice looking relics and a a lot of buttons. Congrats on a nice hunt, WTG |:cheering:

 

[jkress]

:smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Definitely many early targets to go after. :clapping: Button heaven for sure.

As always... great post, awesome pictures and fantastic keepers. :beerbuddy:

 

[pulltabsteve]

I love that buckle Dave! Very unique. 30+ buttons is awesome!!! Fantastic spot you got there. |:cheering:

 

[sniffy]

Now how could an experienced detectorist mistake that for a shoe buckle....slipping

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Now how could an experienced detectorist mistake that for a shoe buckle....slipping

it happens to the best of us >:tongue:

 

[skrapman]

That was one nice hunt, I really like the eagle head piece. I would love to be able to pull all those artifacts out of my wazoo rofl |:cheering:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Those buttons found in the same area? ....like a dump of sorts? Nice hunting Dave :cheesysmile:

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Those buttons found in the same area? ....like a dump of sorts? Nice hunting Dave :cheesysmile:

no not really.just scattered all over around cellar hole.maybe they had lice and burnt all their clothes/ i don't know or his wife was a bad seamtress :cheesysmile:

 

[milco]

Great finds, those buttons/buckles are cool, good luck on future hunts there!

 

[401K]

Nice hunt!! Awesome buckle! This is one of my favorite colonial buckles, this small one, not as small as yours. ....HH.... Scott