[Belt Buckle] Brelco Drilling Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Brelco Drilling Ltd., Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Brelco Drilling Ltd., Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Brelco Drilling Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.233

Tags

Metal, Belt Buckle, Bear, Drilling

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Brelco Drilling LTD Features: An oval, cast metal (likely brass or pewter) belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze colour. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: A 3mm border around the edge of the buckle, with a raised bear design on a smooth-textured surface inside. Left to the design is a 'standing' pose, facing forwards. The ground beneath the bear is a smooth surface with text 'DRILLING LTD'. To the right of the bear is a mountain scenery with drilling rig slightly off centre towards the right of the design. behind the mountains is a rough textured sky. Across the top, above the bear, is the curved block text "BRELCO". Back Elements: The back has a weathered textured with a slightly raised circle in the centre. The hook is rounded and curved, and the hinge is an elongated trapezoid connected to the buckle in one spot. In-between the hook and the hinge is the circle, in the middle of the circle is text reading "SOLID BRASS BTS MADE IN U.S.A". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Brelco Drilling Ltd. Oval brass belt buckle with bear on left. Rig in front of mountains in centre.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Dimensions

Height

65 mm

Width

90 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 4mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Brass, Black

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Scratch, Wear, Adhesive Residue

Date Examined

May 31, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Cleanliness

On back is large patch of adhesive residue to the left of the hook. Smaller band of adhesive residue to left of hinge.

Surface

moderate scratches in lower right of front.

Materials

General moderate wear to front of surface, rounded edges

Mechanism

Hinge moves freely

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

July 25, 2023