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BUCKLE
A silver buckle is a type of fastener for a belt, girdle, etc.; first developed in England in the
late 17th century, buckles were used there to replace shoe-laces. Later buckles, of
various shapes and sizes, were used for other purposes, and were sometimes attached
as an ornament to a ribbon worn around a woman's neck; a buckle is also used, as a
fastener or as an ornament, on some shoes or on a wristband
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A buckle is usually in the form of a rectangular or curved frame, with a horizontal
tongue attached to one side or to a vertical bar across the centre of the frame, the tongue is
long enough to allow its tip to rest on the opposite side of the frame.
This is a 950/1000 silver buckle made in France 1819/1838
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