Good quality solid colour braces with simple stamped leather ends

Best worn with our button braces as they should sit higher on the body than the modern position which is lower

These tricorns are made from good quality black wool felt with an inner band and lining

These are accurate replicas of working garments and the sleeves were kept deliberately short to prevent them interfering with tools

Much as we prefer button-on braces

Children's Elasticated Snake Belts (BR751) Victorian Coat Good quality solid colour bracesOver the centuries the snake belt design has proven to be very popular, and is considered to typically represent the dual expression of good and evil. The initial design date of the double headed snake clasp is uncertain, but this serpentine form may have existed as far back as medieval times. Snake Buckles gained common popularity, or at least recorded popularity, when worn on sword belts by soldiers from former British colonies. More prosaically,