Newbie needs help with ID/dates

menotume · May 2, 2017

Hello everyone! Last week I was detecting a house built in 1787 (still occupied), and found a few items that I need help with. Attached are pictures of 4 buckles and a small button which I would like to get an idea of dates on.

Also found were a .50" musketball (my first), a USMC coat button, harmonica reed plates, a small copper (or brass) ring, parts of a pewter(I think) spoon, and 2 porcelin mason jar inserts. I was denied any coins besides a 1950 wheatie, but am hoping that approx dates on the pictured items may steer me to the right places on the 20-acre property!

duggap · May 2, 2017

I'm not very good at ages of buckles. But the flat button you have is made from around 1790s to the 1830s. Finding the button would make me want to give the site a good going over. Good luck.

menotume · May 2, 2017

duggap said:
... the flat button you have is made from around 1790s to the 1830s.

Thank you very much! Do you think that it is a tombac?

Dsm_mechva · May 2, 2017

The buckles appear to be saddlery (trace buckles ..etc)

Hard to date that stuff, it hasn't changed much over the years.

Anyway, here's a handy catalog to look through

https://archive.org/stream/catalogueno200jmei#page/n0/mode/1up

duggap · May 3, 2017

menotume said:
Thank you very much! Do you think that it is a tombac?

It sure is.

taz42o · May 3, 2017

Dsm_mechva said:
The buckles appear to be saddlery (trace buckles ..etc)

Hard to date that stuff, it hasn't changed much over the years.

Anyway, here's a handy catalog to look through

https://archive.org/stream/catalogueno200jmei#page/n0/mode/1up

Thats a very good reference book I will save that, thanks.

menotume · May 3, 2017

duggap said:
It sure is.

Thank you so much, my first tombac, yay lol.

menotume · May 3, 2017

Dsm_mechva said:
The buckles appear to be saddlery (trace buckles ..etc)

Hard to date that stuff, it hasn't changed much over the years.

Anyway, here's a handy catalog to look through

https://archive.org/stream/catalogueno200jmei#page/n0/mode/1up

Thank you. That will keep me busy for days. Bookmarked for future reference.

BB_in_Maine · May 4, 2017

The two buckles on the left are older than the two on the right - bottom left is older and most likely mid-to late 1700's. Top left probably early 1800's. Top right, mid to late 1800's. The Tombac is probably 1770-1800, in that range, just right for the house... I would definitely keep hunting there if you can! Any place giving up tombacs is eventually going to produce a colonial coin. Good luck!

menotume · May 5, 2017

BB_in_Maine said:
The two buckles on the left are older than the two on the right - bottom left is older and most likely mid-to late 1700's. Top left probably early 1800's. Top right, mid to late 1800's. The Tombac is probably 1770-1800, in that range, just right for the house... I would definitely keep hunting there if you can! Any place giving up tombacs is eventually going to produce a colonial coin. Good luck!

Thank you very much!

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