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8.1.7f Buckles
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Item 690
A single-roller brass buckle with an iron tang. It is 50mm long, 40mm wide.
This style is not illustrated by either Snoek or Ritchie. Having regard to its'
dimensions it could be from a halter. One with similar buckles is illustrated
in Moseman's Catalogue (1889:36)
Item 737
An item of clothing hardware, this is an light-weight ornate pressed brass
double-tang double-roller buckle with an attached sWivelling component. It
is gilded and has the letters "HH" embossed on the inside edge of the
outside roller.
Item 753
Another item of brass clothing hardware, but more coarse than item 737. It
too is perhaps from suspenders or braces.
Item 754
A brass adjuster buckle, perhaps from horse tackle.
8.1.7g Coins
(refer photograph 21 )
Three Chinese 'H' or 'cash' were recovered from the surface at Chinaman's
Well. Reference was made to Beals (Historical Archaeology Vol 14:63) and
subsequently to Coole (1965) in regard to these. Three diameters are
represented by the recovered coins - 27mm, 25mm and 22mm.
Item 736
A 25mm diameter coin. This coin is quite worn and has been painted with a
black lacquer or enamel. It dates from the Ch'ing dynasty, is a K'ang Hsi
(1662-1723) issue, from Kansu province, in the north-west of China.
Item 752
A 27mm diameter coin, Ch'ing dynasty, K'ang Hsi issue (1662-1723) from
Chihli province, in the north of China. Beals states this particular coin, 'is
both typical of the wide-diameter (27mm) K'ang Hsi issues as well as being
one of the types valued by the Chinese for talismanic reasons' (Beals:62) I
have been unable to determine if the talismanic value stems from the
diameter or the mint.
Item 723
A 22mm diameter coin, Ch'ing dynasty, Ch'ien Lung issue (1736-1796),
from Kansu province, in the north-west of China.