Need help with an ID, colonial?

[ctseeker]

I found this at an old mill site in CT. The back is marked "Solid Bronze". The design is best seen from the back and appears to be bullet shaped with a background of tiny squares. Any thoughts or ideas on what it is or where I could go to research it are welcome. Thanks.

 

[dave5710]

It is a slide for a bolo neck tie (cowboy). I doubt it is very old as the "Solid Bronze" letters are too neat and uniform.

 

[tnkayaker]

It's a belt buckle! I found one too at an 1870 to present farm house. Mine was silver and `14 k gold but it looks like the same manufacturer. Mine looks just like that on the back except yours is missing the little metal piece that flips over and grabs the belt. If you clean off the other side opposite the "solid bronze", it shoud have the makers name "maco" Details here:

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=202167

Here's a pick of the back of one I found on the web:

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=maco+buckle&id=F72EABF94D75FF6FE45460CF0760DCA0CB3968EC&FORM=IQFRBA#view=detail&id=F72EABF94D75FF6FE45460CF0760DCA0CB3968EC&selectedIndex=0

Mark

 

[ctseeker]

Mark,
Thanks for your help. Not as old as I had hoped, but I'm glad to know what it is.

 

[ctseeker]

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[1859large]

Colonial brass items are hand made, cast from molten metal and are relatively heavy. By the late 1800s things like this where machine made and are quite thin, regular and fine designs where stamped on by machine.