We have been over this before, oh well.
I know one of the inventory lists has 2" roller buckles. I understand the St. Louis saddler Grimsley(sic?) also supplied belts to the American Fur Co. It seems to me these belts likely had buckles that would have been used in tack, harnesses, etc. In any event, continuing on the buckle business....
Does anyone have anything definate? The 2' Roller buckle, would this be brass or steel, if brass, was the tongue steel?
Garrison buckles (square- center bar) - any info as far as size, material (brass with brass tongue, brass with steel tonguwe, steel).
And, for what it's worth a guy on another group gave me a recipe for "vingaroon". It is a leather stain made withapple cider vinegar and steel filings( I used steel wool). Let them soak 2-3 weeks and drain off the liquid. It's not a dye but a reagent and it only works on vegetable tanned leather ( dark chocolate/black) but it's a fast color and doesn't run if the leather gets wet.
The belts and sheaths on the Miller artwork look pretty dark, maybe brown, maybe black.
Dave
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