[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Safety Award, 1981, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Safety Award, 1981, Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Safety Award, 1981, Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Safety Award, 1981, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.299

Tags

Belt Buckle, Bronze, CS, Maple Leaves, Derrick, Safety Award, Brass, USA, BTS

Description

A bulged-rectangle belt buckle, branded to Safety Award CS. Features: A bulged-rectangular, solid brass belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze colour. The buckle is flat. Front Design: A 3-2.5mm border around the edge. Along the left side of the buckle is a double edge border with the raised text "SAFETY" connecting the two lines. Along the right side of the buckle is another double lined border with the raised text "AWARD" connecting the two lines. The recessed background has a small dotted texture. In the centre of the buckle is raised imagery of the CS logo with "CS" designed into it. In the centre of the CS is raised imagery of a small derrick. Below the logo is a small raised horizontal rectangle with an engraved maple leaf to the right side. Back Elements: The back has flat surface with a slightly textured surface.It has an elongated hexagon with two rounded corners, the hinge is attached at one point. The buckle has a thin slightly curved hook. Between the two elements is the makers mark. The makers mark is 3 slightly raised Rings with text in between each ring. Inside the largest ring to the right side is the text "© 1981 BTS". Inside the next ring on the left side if text " SOLID BRASS" and on the left side of the ring is "MADE IN U.S.A." . Inside the centre ring is larger bold text "BTS". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020):Challenger Drilling Safety Award. Oblong brass belt buckle with drill bit in centre.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

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

59 mm

Width

81.5 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 4mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Aug 15, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The front of the buckle is in good condition, slight discolouration towards the centre of the buckle. The borders and raised imagery are moderately scratched. Back: The back of the buckle is in good condition. small bits of adhesive residue on the rings of the makers mar. The hook is slightly worn and changed in colour.

Mechanism

Hinge has full range of motion and moves freely.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 30, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 15, 2023