Hello my uncle has a belt buckle and he was looking for any information on it there isn't a year it was made or a railroad line on it
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https://ibb.co/XY7zVyW
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Looking at the date Of 1869. My first thought is UP. But 5e back has the railroaders insurance mark. So maybe that is not a railroad but the railroaders insurance company that issued the buckle.
shane
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I do not know anything about railroad collectables, but here is the picture:
-Kevin
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I don't think that was made in 1869. It says since 1869, so probably made around 1969.
Googling railroad employees mutual association+belt buckle revealed this hit:
https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Vintage-1977-Railroad-Employees-Mutual-Association-Belt-Buckle-Bergamot-Brass/1463510748
Looks like 1977. Another site also confirmed the same year...
Tom
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Back of the buckle has a copyright of 1977. So it's at least that year or later.
Paul
If they're celebrating 100 years, that makes it about 1969. I don't know why they would wait another 8 years.
I think it more likely that the 1977 date is the date when someone decided to mount the buckle on the plate and sell them that way. So if I were a belt buckle collector I'd say that the original would have more value because it was not welded onto the plate.
Nice searching everyone.
maxmanIf they're celebrating 100 years, that makes it about 1969. I don't know why they would wait another 8 years.
Because it says "over 100," so it must be any point after 1970. I've never seen that sort of phrasing used for a centennial.
It's astounding how little there is on the Web about this company -- there are all sorts of references to it in various places.
It appears that they moved into their 'last' office space in a building renovated in 1977, at 23900 Commerce Park Rd. in Beachwood, OH (a suburb of Cleveland). FWIW their office number was (216) 821-7870. They may have shut down operations in the period from 1987 to 1988, perhaps by merger or acquisition.