FANCY SUSPENDER BUCKLE.
Will accommodate 1 1/4" Webbing.
SOLD AS A PAIR ONLY
PRODUCED BY HUTZELL & CO.
BASED ON AN ORIGINAL IN THEIR COLLECTION
IMPORTED
Note: We have never implied or claimed that these are an exact "reproduction" of a particular Hartshorn 1855 patent buckle.
THE REASON THEY WERE MADE IN A LARGER SIZE IS SO THEY WOULD BE COMPATABLE
WITH WIDTHS OF SUSPENDER WEBBING MADE BY FAMILY HEIRLOOM WEAVERS.
THIS WIDTH OF WEBBING IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED BY RE-ENACTORS, LIVING HISTORIANS,
COTTAGE AND SUTLER INDUSTRIES THAT MANUFACTURE SUSPENDERS THEMSELVES.
THE BUTTON BARON owns three specimens in 1 inch size that are similar, one having a worn silvered top bar and one almost identical. The 1855 Patent date does appear on the reverse side at the top on all of our specimens'
THE HUTZELL & COMPANY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PATENT DATE ON THE TOP REVERSE.
The attached graphic from the West Haven Buckle Company C1875 advertisement showing a number of buckles
with moveable prongs and the variety of Suspender Buckles they offer from plain to fancy. Most of their buckles were patented before 1860.
TO VIEW, PLEASE CLICK ON GRAPHIC TO ENLARGE FULL SCREEN
These Hutzell & Co. Buckles are sturdy and will serve their purpose well.
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