[Belt Buckle] Old Vienna Lager, 1978

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Belt Buckle] Old Vienna Lager, 1978 - Front: View of front
Belt Buckle] Old Vienna Lager, 1978 - Front

View of front

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Old Vienna Lager, 1978

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.24

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Metal, Old Vienna Lager, Bottle Opener, Jimm Watson, 1970s, Legendary Buckles, Silver, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Description

Metal belt buckle, branded to Old Vienna Lager. Includes bottle opener. Features: Square, cast metal belt buckle, bearing imagery for Old Vienna Lager on the front, and a bottle opener on the back. Front Design: Raise border around the edge (2mm wide), with additional horizontal bands (2mm) along the top and bottom. Centered is a raised shield design (outer border with further raised interior border). At the top of the shield is heraldry imagery including four disks and a knight with shield. Below is the raised, large text in scripted font "Old Vienna", followed by smaller raised text "LAGER BEER BIÈRE". Outside the shield, to the left and right are two vertical lines of raised text reading "CARLING O'KEEFE BREWERIES, TORONTO, CANADA UNION MADE [UNIDENTIFIABLE]". Along the base of the belt design is the raised text "12oz fl 341ml" (left) and " 5% alc/voL" (right). background is textured. Back Elements: The back has a hinge, hook, and bottle opener, along with make information. The hinge has an angular clover shape, with a base decorated with ornamental plant designs. Below this is the designers name ("JIMM WATSON 1978"). In the lower-middle is a built-in bottle opened, also with ornamental plant designs, and the following text debossed inside: "U.S. DES. PAT. 246.552". In the bottom-left is the logo for the maker ("LEGENDARY BUCKLES CANADA"), and to the bottom-right is the maker address ("P.O. BOX 250; STATION 'C'; TORONTO, ONTARIO; M6J 3P4"). In the bottom middle is the hook. background is textured. Designer: Jimm Watson (1978) Producer: Legendary Buckles Canada, Toronto, Ontario.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jimm Watson

Role

Sculptor

Manufacturer

Legendary Buckles Canada

Date made

circa 1978

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Toronto, Ontario

Country

Canada

Notes

Design dates to 1978, manufacture date may differ.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Buckle, Belt

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Buckle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Buckle, Clothing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fastener

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

64.5 mm

Width

65 mm

Depth

14.5 mm

Material

Metal

Color

Silver

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Dent, Residue

Date Examined

Mar 2, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

Spots of unknown brown residue in the left side edge.

Surface

Significant dents on left edge (front), minor dents on throughout. Cluster of pinpoint dents in all corners (except bottom-left).

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 2, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2023