[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.211

Tags

Belt Buckle, Metal, Blain Well Service Ltd., Bronze

Description

Rectangular belt buckle with indented corners, branded to Blain Well Service Ltd. Features: A rectangular with indented corners, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in an antique bronze. It is lightly curved. Front Design: A 3mm block border around the edge of the buckle, with a smooth surface on the inside. Inside that is a raised block rectangle that contains an indented illustration of a service rig on the bottom left, as well as indented block text that reads "DEVON ALBERTA" at the bottom right. In the top right there is an indented rectangle, partially cut off by the service rig illustration, that is grainy textured, and contains block text that reads "Blain Well Service Ltd." Back Elements: The back has a dappled texture with a straight angled hook and an irregular hexagon hinge attached at one point. The base of the hook is patterned like four leaves, and the base of the hinge is ornate. Old description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 6/3/2020): Blain Well Service Ltd. Devon, Alberta. Brass rectangular belt buckle. Service rig on left.

Collection

Gordon McQuaig Collection

Cataloged By

Simon Phypers

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

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

55 mm

Width

80 mm

Depth

14 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, depth is 3.5mm

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Likely brass

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Adhesive Residue, Tacky Surface, Scratch, Dent, Distortion

Date Examined

May 31, 2023

Cleanliness

On the back of the buckle there is a clear sticky substance, mostly located in the upper right side, but small patches can be found in the upper left, as well as on the top of the buckle. Yellow adhesive residue can be found in a rectangular patch on the back, by the accession number.

Surface

Light to medium scratching across the raised portions of the front of the buckle.

Materials

There are three small dents on the front of the buckle, on the outside edge of the border in the bottom right side. The dents have caused some lifting of the finish, and the silvery metal underneath is visible.

Structure

Hinge is slightly bent.

Mechanism

Hinge is slightly stiff but maintains its full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 26, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

May 31, 2023