Hoop front view

Buckle

Front edge

Back view

To display properly, there should be ties added to the front to draw in the ends of the top steels a little.

Patent date 1883

Detail of riveting and wash leather applied over the linen tape.

Small tears in the linen tape below the wash leather on both sides. Mendable.

Metal clamps holding the ends of the steels together. A little of the brown cotton covering remains on the steels but has shattered.

Wash leather at the ends of the tapes. One of the back tapes has broken near the hem but is mendable.

Waistband has come unstitched at the back. Mendable.

Manufacturer's stamp. Hard to read. "Conn." is clear.