[Belt Buckle] Bear Tools, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Bear Tools, Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Bear Tools, Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Bear Tools, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.181

Tags

Belt Buckle, Bronze, Brass, Bear Tools, Century Canada, Metal, Oil, Oil Industry, Drilling

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Bear Tools. Features: An oval, cast metal (likely brass or pewter) belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze colour. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: A 3.5mm border around the edge of the buckle, with a raised bear design on a smooth-textured surface inside. Central to the design is a 'statant' pose, facing to the right. The ground beneath the bear has a pressed-triangle texture, with raised grass stalks to either side. To the left and right of the bear stand two towers/derricks, and in the background are a range of mountains. Across the top, above the bear, is the curved block text "BEAR TOOLS". Back Elements: The back has a checkered pattern with an alternating line texture inside each square. Around the edge is a lightly raised twin-ring border. The hook is rounded and curved, and the hinge is an elongated trapezoid connected to the buckle at two points. Between these elements is the slightly raised text "CENTURY CANADA". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Bear Tools. Oval brass belt buckle with bear on face (Donated by Gordon McQuaig).

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Century Canada

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Buckle, Belt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Buckle, Clothing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Height

58.5 mm

Width

77 mm

Depth

15 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 3mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Wear, Scratch, Adhesive Residue

Date Examined

May 4, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

On the back are two patches of pale adhesive residue. One is a vertical band on the left-side of the buckle, and the second is a vertical band on the left of the hook. There is also an adhesive outline of the hinge, where it rests to the right.

Surface

Some small points of the finish on the front are damaged from small scratches and dents, mainly on the raised surface of the border.

Materials

Light scratches on the front surface. The ear of the bear is notable worn, along with some other small, raised points on the bear. Exposing a grey/silver material beneath.

Mechanism

The hinge moved freely.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 25, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

May 4, 2023