[Belt Buckle] Blue Iron Boys National, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Blue Iron Boys National, Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Blue Iron Boys National, Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Blue Iron Boys National, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.217

Tags

Bronze, Belt Buckle, Metal

Description

An oval shaped belt buckle branded to Blue Iron Boys National Features: An oval shaped cast belt buckle (likely pewter) finish in antiqued-bronze. Has a slight curve. Front Design: Main surface has speckled cross-hatch texture. The center of the buckle Feature Text across the top of the main logo arched to match the curve of the center logo saying "BLUE IRON BOYS" with a conforming line across the top of the text. In the top left corner of the text and the bottom right corner, their are quotations mark. The true center has silhouette of two oil workers in motion on the same protrusion level as the text. In a lower layer behind the worker is an oil tower tall enough to have a box ledge showing height. to the left of the tower is a sun with five line going through it. Below the worker is a scrolled ribbon running diagonal to the oval with the text "NATIONAL" on the inside of the ribbon. To the side of the ribbon are a series of lines. Back Design: Back features a scattered speckled texture across with a clear smooth rectangle with a company listed inside. Text says KOZA'S "The CUSTOM CRESTERS" 713-4871462 To the Left of the hinge is 2 J's one upside down with the curved ends of the J's aligned. Back has a curved hook and a rectangular hinge with a small indent in the top-middle.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Kylee Semenoff

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

JJ, KOZA'S

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Side of Hinge

Notes

Makers mark of belt buckles says "JJ"

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

63.5 mm

Width

89 mm

Depth

11 mm

Dimension Notes

Border is 2 mm

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Brass

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Adhesive Residue, Pitting, Tacky Surface, Discoloration

Date Examined

Jun 14, 2023

Examined By

Kylee Semenoff

Cleanliness

Back side, under the KOZA text the is a long patch of adhesive residue. There is also a small patch to the top right of the KOZA logo. It should be noted that residue tacky. Front side has an unknown substance across the top of the ribbon decal, the word national, as well as on the border underneath the logo.

Surface

Back of the buckle has minor scratches to the bottom and right of the hook that don't go into the metal, just scratching of the top layers of the finish Back has some noticeable discoloration it is not clear which color is the original

Mechanism

Hinge moved freely with minor resistance at the halfway point of its rotation

Notes

Residue can be removed at a later date

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 26, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 29, 2025