[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.213

Tags

Belt Buckle, Blain Well Service Ltd.

Description

Rounded rectangular belt buckle, branded to Blain Well Service. Features: A rounded rectangular, metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in an antique bronze. It is lightly curved. Front Design: A 4mm block border around the edge of the buckle, with a pitted inside surface. Central to the design is a raised block pump jack illustration. To the right and left are illustrations of service rigs. Block text at the top reads "Blain Well Service", while block text at the bottom reads "Devon Alberta". Back Elements: The back has a repeating triangular pattern with a curved hook and an irregular hexagon hinge attached at one point. The base of the hinge is ornate. Old Description (Kelsey Steil, 4/7/2021): Blain Well Service Ltd. Devon, Alberta. Oblong brass belt buckle. Pumpjack in center, service rigs on either side.

Collection

Mary Wagar Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories, Belt Buckles

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

61.5 mm

Width

82.5 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements. depth is 5mm

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

likely brass

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Adhesive Residue, Dent, Tarnish

Date Examined

Jul 6, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

On the front of the buckle there is slight discolouration with a distinct silver mark on the bottom left corner of the border. The edges have some dents and scratches with a slightly raised bump in the top right corner of the border. Along the back there is large vertical scratch on the left side of the buckle.

Mechanism

Hinge is stiff but maintains its full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

July 6, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

July 6, 2023