[Belt Buckle] Alberta Perforators Inc., Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Alberta Perforators Inc., Bronze - Front: View of front.
[Belt Buckle] Alberta Perforators Inc., Bronze - Front

View of front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Alberta Perforators Inc., Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.137

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Metal, Bronze, Alberta Perforators Inc., Alberta, Canada, 1970s, Brass

Description

Rectangular belt buckle with cut-out corners, branded to Alberta Perforators Inc. Features: A rectangular (with cut-out corners) cast brass belt buckles, finished in antique-bronze. The buckle is ligthly curved. Front Design: A rectangular belt buckle, with concave corner cut-outs, and a 4.5-5mm border around the edge. The recessed interior has a pitted texture. In the middle is the raised text "Alberta Perforators Inc." with the initial letters encompassed by the shape of the province of Alberta. After "Alberta" is a star-burst design, and in the lower-right is the raised imagery of ground, a truck, and a tower. Back Elements: The back has a rough black finish, with bronze-finish on the hinge and hook. The hinge is an elongated hexagonal-shape, and the hook is slightly curved. Between them is the debossed text "SOLID BRASS" with an initial logo "BTS". Below is "MADE IN U.S.A.; © 1978 BI8". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Alberta Perforators Inc. Rectangular solid brass belt buckle. Service truck in centre.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

BTS

Date made

circa 1978

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

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

51 mm

Width

76 mm

Depth

17 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 4-6mm.

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Brass

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Dent, Scratch, Discoloration, Wear, Oxidation, Residue

Date Examined

Mar 24, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

Unknown residue along the top and right borders, causing the finish to appear tarnished/discoloured, and capturing a fingerprint in the bottom-right. The back has unidentified residue on the back, resulting in a dull coating, and slightly obscuring the makers mark.

Surface

Light to moderate scratches to front surface. Of note, a vertical scratch to the left of the bottom border; and a shaky horizontal scratch to the left-of-centre on the bottom border. Light squiggly scratches to the the lower-right of the back.

Materials

The tower in the front design is heavily pitted and darkened. With moderate pitting on the truck and ground. White-blue spots of discolouration on the right of the hinge base (and to the upper-right of it). Possibly oxidisation.

Mechanism

The hinge is quite stiff, but does have full range of motion with moderate effort.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 20, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 24, 2023