1940s studded jeweled belt

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272131478019

This vintage belt was made in the 1940s-1950s and was owned by someone named Dick, who carved their name into the leather.  It has jewels and studs, widely spaced. It measures 23-1/2″ at the smallest hole, 27-3/4″ at the largest.

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1930s Studded Jeweled Western Belt

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272131471985

This vintage belt was made in the mid-late 1930s.  It is tooled with a diamond pattern with alternating diamond clusters of small studs and colored jewels.  The belt holes are grommets and there is a tooled keeper.  The original belt buckle was missing when I bought the belt and I have added a Japanese reproduction buckle with a whirling logs motif, which is close to what this would have had when new. The loop for the buckle needs to be re-stitched, at some point before I got it, the original buckle was removed and the belt was re-stitched to a smaller position, indicating multiple owners over its lifetime, as someone else has punched additional holes in the end of the belt to expand it. The belt measures 34″ to the smallest hole, 37″ to the largest grommet, and 39 to the last informal (punched later) hole.

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Teamster’s Union belt buckle

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272132515533

This vintage buckle reads, “Be American Buy American” and has the logo of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffeurs Warehousemen and Helpers of America in the center of an eagle. The back has a partially obscured makers mark and union bugs. The buckle measures 2″x3″ and fits a 1-5/8″ belt.

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