Anyone recognize this copper thingy ?

[ewemule]

Some sort of decoration that would hold a small leather strap ? You can see the one tang piece on the left and there is one on the right which appears to be in original position. It points straight back.
Marty

[sofasurfer]

Its a suspender buckle. Heres some that I found from a 1870s lumber camp. One is almost the same as yours.

[ewemule]

Where we have near instant access to almost any information. Thanks for the photos ! The one is very similar. So is it really copper ? It's kinda tough and may need to be more brassy to hold up to stress. It may be from the same era. I'll poke around and see.
Thanks again ! Mystery solved.
Marty

[30U Plymouth]

It appears to be a pull tab......I have even seen these used to make clothes.

I have no idea what the thing on the left is, so it is a little hard to be sure of the size of the item.

[father/son/ohio]

looks like a rhino

[ProPointer]

I was watching Pawn Stars the other night, and I saw a lock on a 16th Century treasure chest that looked juts like that 'Suspender buckle'.

[Wildcat1750 (nyjrbethelct)]

Nice find, ewemule and great job on the ID, sodasurfer!

[Carol K]

I was watching Pawn Stars the other night

We watched the same program Austin, the one with the old chest? You're right, it's does looks alot like a buckle on an old chest. This one is not much bigger than a pulltab though, so it would've had to be a pretty small chest.

That's a great collection sofasurfer. I didn't realize they made suspender buckles so decorative.

[~Alan~]

I would have said that the item on the left was a picture hook, just a guess