[Belt Buckle] CASE, Tractor, Antique-Brass

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] CASE, Tractor, Antique-Brass - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] CASE, Tractor, Antique-Brass - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] CASE, Tractor, Antique-Brass

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.272

Tags

Tractor, Gold, Brass, Case

Description

Rectangular belt buckle, branded to Case. Features: A rectangular, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle with rounded corners, finished in antique-bronze. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: A 2mm border around the edge, with the recessed interior surface having a tiny rough stamp texture as the background. The belt buckle features imagery of a case tractor and to the top right corner of the tractor is a small rectangle with text inside reading " CASE". Back Elements: The belt buckle has a speckled texture with a slightly raised triangular shape connecting the thinly curved hook and the hinge. The hinge is an elongated rectangle with two indented corners attached at two pints. There is no makers mark or logo on th e back of the belt buckle. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Case. Rectangular brass belt buckle. Tractor on front.

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

55 mm

Width

71 mm

Depth

13 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the belt buckle is 2.5mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Brass

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Aug 5, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The front of the buckle is in good condition, slight discolouration and small scratches overall, but no identifying marks. Back: To the left of the hinge there is a large vertical patch of adhesive residue. along the right corner of the buckle there is a smaller patch of adhesive residue. Beside the hook is a small patch of adhesive residue.The two points of attachment for the hinge are slightly worn and chipped.

Mechanism

Hinge is slightly loose but has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

August 10, 2023