[Belt Buckle] CANMAR, Antique-Silver [Damaged]

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

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

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] CANMAR, Antique-Silver [Damaged]

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.256

Tags

Silver, Belt Buckle, Metal

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to CANMAR. Features: An oval, cast metal (likely pewter) belt buckle, finished in antique-silver colour. The buckle is very lightly curved. Front Design: A 2mm 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 hook (broken off, just a small stump where hook was) 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, however it is unreadable. 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

Accessories, Belt Buckles

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 mm

Width

87 mm

Depth

7 mm

Dimension Notes

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

Material

Metal

Color

Silver

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

broken hook

Date Examined

Jul 18, 2023

Surface

Wear, scuffs and residue on the all over the front surface. Border is faded. Larger spots of residue at the top of the buckle and down to the bottom. Back: Right side edge of buckle is dented and scratched. Over all of buckle is white residue.

Mechanism

Hinge has full range of motion, the hook is broken off.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

July 20, 2023