[Belt Buckle] Alta Flights, Antique- Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Alta Flights, Bronze - Front: View of front.
[Belt Buckle] Alta Flights, Bronze - Front

View of front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Alta Flights, Antique- Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2008.12.09

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Bronze, Metal, ALTA Flights, Alberta, Canada, Airline

Description

Rounded rectangular belt buckle, branded to ALTA Flights. Features: A rounded rectangular cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze. The buckle has a light curve. Front Design: A rounded rectangular belt buckle, with a 4-4.5mm border around the edge. The recessed interior surface has a pinpoint texture. At the centre is a half-circle made from gradual-thickness lines, and overlaid with an image of a light aircraft. Below is the serif text "ALTA FLIGHTS". Back Elements: The back is rough, with an elongated hexagonal hinge and a round-topped hook. The base of both has decorative plant detailing. Between, are two raised rectangular panels, one in the middle, and one below. The first has the initials logo for AT Design and the text "MADE IN CANADA". The second has the text "AD VENTURES; CALGARY 265-2020". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020 - Accompanying Accession No. 2020.1.140): Alta Flights. Rectangular brass belt buckle with airplane in front of horizon in center. (Donated by Jean Massner. Originally belonged to Ernie Massner).

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2008.12

Source or Donor

Jean Massner, Ernie Massner

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

AT Design, Ad Ventures

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Calgary, Alberta

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

62.5 mm

Width

85 mm

Depth

13 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 3-4mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Discoloration, Dent, Adhesive Residue, Scratch

Date Examined

Mar 24, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

Adhesive residue on the back, with patches long the left side and in the upper-right.

Surface

There are scratches and dents throughout the front and back surfaces. On the front, notable examples are a large, blunt dent in the centre of the bottom edge; a large, deep dent in the top-left corner; deep line dents/scratches to the right-of-centre on the top border; a moderate dent at the bottom of the half-circle of the design;as well as numerous other small to moderate dents around the buckles edges and on the raised design. On the back, notable examples include a deep end on the lower-right edge; and a long vertical scratch on the left side from top-to-bottom.

Materials

A large patch of dark discolouration on the centre-left of the front, over part of the border and the sunken area. Patch of pitting over the right-of-centre of the plane and sky design.

Notes

The hinge is stiff, but has a full range of motion with limited effort.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 20, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 24, 2023