[Belt Buckle] CANMAR, Antique-Copper

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] CANMAR, Antique-Copper - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] CANMAR, Antique-Copper - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] CANMAR, Antique-Copper

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.257

Tags

Belt Buckle, Metal, Copper

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to CANMAR. Features: An oval, cast metal belt buckle, finished in antique-copper colour. The buckle is very lightly curved. Front Design: A 3mm raised border around the edge of the buckle. The recessed interior has a pinpoint textured. With a scenery of an offshore rig to the left and another ship to the right side of the buckle. Below the ships in the ocean is bold text "CANMAR". Back Elements: The back has a stylized speckle texture, between the slightly curved hook and where the hinge (an irregular hexagon, attached at an indented base bar). beside the hinge is the makers mark "MADE IN CANADA" beside that is smaller text "century" in cursive writing. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020):Canmar. Pewter oval belt buckle with ship and offshore rig on face.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Belt Buckles, Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Canada

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

68.5 mm

Width

86.5 mm

Depth

12 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, thickness of the belt is 3mm.

Material

Metal

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jul 18, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: in good condition, minor scratches and wear overall buckle. Back: Adhesive residue on back, large rectangular section beside hook. On left side of hinge is another big patch of residue. attachment points holding the hinge, contain a white residue. The top of the hook has a white residue covering the hook.

Mechanism

Hinge has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

July 20, 2023