Identify these buckles ???

[Bill Doyle]

I picked up these conway style buckles in a can of stuff I bought at a farm sale here in SD. They are plated with chrome or nickle over brass or bronze. A 1 1/8″ strap fits in it snug. They have Mc in the center, with a large C around the Mc. I was thinking maybe McClellan (like the military saddles) or maybe McCormick as in farm machinery, maybe they made harness too…??? Any one know??? I’ll try to post some pictures too. Thanks

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Bill

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That’s a neat find! My money would be on it being a piece of McCormick history. It does bear some resemblance to the logo they were using just before the merger in 1902 (with Deering, Champion and others) to become International Harvester.

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullimage.asp?id=4285

Maybe if you contact the Wisconsin Historical Society they will be able to shed some light on it.

I know that the competition between harvester companies at that time just prior to the merger was really intense. When the machinery was being demonstrated, the salesmen and their animals – as representatives of the company – were spotlessly turned-out (so as to emphasize the lack of toil involved with using these new machines) and I would not be at all surprised if some logo hardware was made and supplied to the salesmen to sport during the demonstrations.

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