[Belt Buckle] Champion Chemicals Inc., Brass Black

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Champion Chemicals Inc., Brass Black - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Champion Chemicals Inc., Brass Black - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Champion Chemicals Inc., Brass Black

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.303

Tags

Champion, Chemicals, Black, Brass, Utah, Dynabuckle, Provo

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Champion Northwestern Chemicals Ltd. Features: A rectangle with a bulged edge, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in a black and brass colour. The buckle is slightly curved. Front Design: A rectangle with a bulged edge, belt buckle, with a 5mm gold-brass coloured border around the edge. The recessed interior is a flat black surface. Centred on the buckle is large bold gold-brass coloured text "Champion". Below is large bold gold-brass coloured text " Chemicals Inc." To the right of the buckle is a gold-brass coloured half circle with 3 engraved triangles. Back Elements: The back has a flat gold-brass coloured surface, with a rectangle shaped hinge attached at two points and a thin curved hook. Above the hook in a slightly raised rectangle is bold text "DYNABUCKLE", and below the hook on a slightly raised rectangle is bold text " PROVO UTAH". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Champion Chemicals, Ltd. Rectangular brass belt buckle with black face.

Collection

Gordon McQuaig Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

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

56 mm

Width

89.5 mm

Depth

14 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 4mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Brass, Black

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 15, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: Three small spots of discolouration on the letter 'n'. On the bottom section of the semi circle is another small spot of discolouration. Along the outside of the border it is heavily scratched and dented. Back: Large patches of adhesive residue located on the top right corner above the hook, below the hook centred to the belt buckle, and along the left side of the buckle between the hinges attachments points. Small piece of adhesive residue on top hinge attachment point. Small patch of white residue on the top left corner.

Mechanism

Hinge moves freely and has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 30, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 15, 2023