Ranson and the boys wore suspenders with buckles of several different styles. One specimen is a nickel-plated buckle (a) with an 1890 patent date stamped into one of the pieces. This buckle matches the sketches of a “Suspender Buckle” (b) patented in 1890 (Patent No. 432,258, issued to S. Baum and V. B. Ulman). Another suspender buckle (c) has an ornate design and a different type of locking mechanism. A suspender adjuster (d) has the name “Carlsbad” stamped into its face. A nickel-plated suspender adjuster (e) is stamped with “PAT APLD FOR,” indicating that a patent application was made for the design.
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