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A brass-colored curved metal buckle consisting of two pieces hinged together in the center; smaller piece is shaped like a "C" with hooks at each end. That section interlocks with a second C-shaped piece, with the ends of the hooks resting across the long bar section of the C-shape, which is also marked with a patent date [See inscriptions].
buckles (strap accessories)
accessories
fasteners
metal
Buckle
Brass
Buckle
Embossed on back: ""PATENT 1855""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1 1/8 x 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4844
1855-1870 (1855 patent date mark)
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