[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Antique-Bronze Red

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

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

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Antique-Bronze Red

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.295

Tags

Drilling, Red, Bronze, Oil, Maple Leaves, Alberta

Description

Metal belt buckle with red enamel, branded to Challenger Drilling. Features: A rectangular, cast metal belt buckle with rounded corners, finished in antique-bronze and red enamel. The buckle is slightly curved. Front Design: A 2.5mm border around the edge. with a recessed background. the back ground is imagery of a drilling rig. on the top left side of the buckle is bold text "CHALLENGER" and below that text is a horizontal red enamel filled rectangle with the bronze text reading "DRILLING" and beside the text in the red enamel rectangle is a bronze maple leaf. The bottom left corner of the buckle is the logo filled with red enamel and bronze text 'CS'. Back Elements: The back is a smooth flat surface, with a thin curved hook and rectangle hinge attached at two points. In the centre of the two elements is a small flat rectangle with the makers mark raised text " motion marketing" below that text in smaller text is " 4288-99 Street Edmonton, Alberta Phone (403) 462-4669". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Challenger Drilling. Rectangular brass belt buckle. Red enamel embellishment.

Collection

Orphan Objects 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

60 mm

Width

89 mm

Depth

12 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the buckle is 3mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze, Red

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Aug 11, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The front of the buckle is in good condition. Slight discolouration and fading from age. Small scratches along bottom surface of buckle. Back: The back of the buckle has a long vertical scratch along the left side of the buckle. There is discolouration fro where the hinge lies against the buckle.

Mechanism

Hinge is stiff but has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 30, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 11, 2023