[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

2020.1.232

Tags

Brelco Drilling Ltd., Bear, Bronze, Brass, Metal, Belt Buckle

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Brelco Drilling Ltd. Features: An oval, cast metal (solid brass) belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze colour. The buckle is very lightly curved. Front Design: There is a raised smooth metal border 3 mm wide, and the background is a horizontally striated texture. At the top is raised, curved, smooth metal block text that reads "BRELCO". The "R" has an extended tail underlining the rest of the word. At the bottom of the buckle is raised smooth metal block text that reads "DRILLING LTD". To the left is the full body image of a bear standing upright, pictured head on. At the bottom, the background is a dappled texture to represent the ground, and across the middle of the buckle is detailed mountains. Over the mountains, in the center of the buckle is the image of two rigs. Back Elements: The back is a dappled texture. To the right is a curved and rounded hook. Beneath the hook is raised block text that reads "SOLID BRASS". To the left there is a hinge. The hinge is an irregular hexagon attached at one point. To the left of the hinge is a makers mark. It is a smooth metal rectangle with raised text in a serif font that reads "MERIT IMPRESSIONS Calgary". Old Description(Kelsey Steil, 04/07/2021): "Brelco Drilling Ltd. Oval brass belt buckle with bear on left. Rig in front of mountains in center."

Collection

Gordon McQuaig Collection

Cataloged By

Simon Phypers

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Merit Impressions

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Calgary, Alberta

Country

Canada

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On the right side of the back, under the hinge.

Transcription

MERIT IMPRESSIONS Calgary

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

65 mm

Width

90 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

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

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Solid Brass

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Adhesive Residue, Scratch

Date Examined

Aug 18, 2023

Examined By

Simon Phypers

Cleanliness

On the back, there is a small patch of clear adhesive residue (likely hot glue) at the top of the buckle by the top of the hinge.

Surface

There is a small scratch on the front of the buckle, on the tail of the "R" in "BRELCO". It is on the tail right beneath the gap between the "L" and the "C".

Mechanism

Hinge is slightly stiff, but retains full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

August 18, 2023