This is my first post! I spent much of my free time today reading older posts and found it fascinating! Thanks for the entertainment and knowledge!
I thought I would start off by posting a belt plate I bought at a local rural antique/flea mark
et here in west central Ohio. The plate looked good to my eyes in the poor indoor lighting. For $70, if real, I thought was a bargain. I already have it installed in a shadow box displayed on a wall of my pre-Civil War house. Hopefully the folks here will confirm it is a Civil War era piece?
What I liked about it was the patina, the fine detail to the front and what I thought (in the poor lighting) were numbers stamped into the back. After I bought it and got it out in daylight, I confirmed the numbers (909) stamped into it. It wasn't until today when I looked at it again that I saw a letter "Y" stamped into the back off to the right of the "909" as well. So here goes!
Kim
I thought I would start off by posting a belt plate I bought at a local rural antique/flea mark
What I liked about it was the patina, the fine detail to the front and what I thought (in the poor lighting) were numbers stamped into the back. After I bought it and got it out in daylight, I confirmed the numbers (909) stamped into it. It wasn't until today when I looked at it again that I saw a letter "Y" stamped into the back off to the right of the "909" as well. So here goes!
Kim