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Metal buckle cast in the shape of a crescent with a recessed cross bar connecting the tips of the crescent shape. The buckle is made from base metal covered with a silver-colored plating (most likely nickel but possibly silver). The main body of the crescent is convex and decorated with seven parallel black grooves. Marked with a number 1 in the center of the bar.
buckles (strap accessories)
accessories
fasteners
incising
silver (metal)
plate (material)
Buckle
Silver
Incised
Buckle
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1.25 x 1.25 x 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4829
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