[Belt Buckle] Brahman, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Brahman, Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Brahman, Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Brahman, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.231

Tags

Brahman, Bronze, Brass, Belt Buckle

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Brahman. Features: An oval, cast metal (solid brass) belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze colour. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: There is a smooth metal border ranging in width from 2 mm to 8 mm. Inside there is a secondary border 1.5 mm wide, with a rigged design intended to look like rope. The background is a pinpoint texture. At the top of the buckle is raised smooth block text that reads "BRAHMAN". In the center of the buckle is the image of a bull, seen from the side, standing on the ground. Back Elements: The back is a dappled texture. There is a curved and tapered hook on the left and a hinge on the right. The hinge is an open rectangle attached to the buckle at two points. Under the hinge is a raised rectangle containing the raised text "SOLID BRASS". To the left near the hook is raised cursive font that reads "First Edition". In the center of the back face there is a raised makers mark that contains a medieval style wolf head illustration, then cursive text "ADM" "©" then raised block text that reads "AWARD DESIGN MEDALS INC. P.O. BOX 1088 NORMAN, OKLA. 73070". Old Description (Kelsey Steil, 4/7/2021): "Brahman. Oval brass belt buckle with a Brahman bull in the centre. Reverse says First Edition."

Collection

Shayne Beaveridge Collection

Cataloged By

Simon Phypers

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Award Design Medals, Inc.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Norman, Oklahoma

Country

United States of America

Edition

First Edition

Notes

Precise address is P.O. BOX 1088 NORMAN, OKLA. 73070

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

In the middle of the back surface

Transcription

© AWARD DESIGN MEDALS INC. P.O. BOX 1088 NORMAN, OKLA. 73070

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

72.5 mm

Width

93.5 mm

Depth

14 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, thickness is 4 - 4.5

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Labeled as "Solid Brass"

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Wear, Scratch

Date Examined

Aug 18, 2023

Examined By

Simon Phypers

Surface

There is some mild scratching on the front of the buckle. There is some mild to medium wear on the front of the buckle, most notably, along the top and bottom edges, as well as a small patch in the center of the bull illustration. Back Elements: There is some wear under the hinge, where the finish has been removed by the hinge, and the brass colouring underneath is visable. Most notably, there is some wear under the two points where the hinge connects to the buckle, and there is a vertical line of wear to the right, where the hinge rests against the buckle. There is also some wear at the tip of the hook.

Mechanism

The hinge is stiff, but retains its full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

August 18, 2023