[Belt Buckle] Big John's Tong Service Ltd., Silver Red Blue

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Big John's Tong Service Ltd., Silver Red Blue - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Big John's Tong Service Ltd., Silver Red Blue - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Big John's Tong Service Ltd., Silver Red Blue

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.197

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Silver, Metal, Enamel, Blue, Red, Big John's Tong Service Ltd., Oil, Oil Field, Oil Industry, Oilfield, Drilling

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Big John's Tong Service Ltd. Features: An oval, shaped metal (likely aluminium) belt buckle, with an enamel coloured badge positioned in the centre. The buckle is flat and concave. Front Design: The buckle is a single sheet of lightly brushed metal, with the edges angled down to create a beveled border of 6-9mm is width. At the centre of the buckle is adhered a raised badge with blue and red enamel filling. The badge has a red border (2mm), blue interior, and red serif text reading "Big John's Tong Service Ltd.". Back Elements: The back is plain, with hook and hinge pas two interlocking part connected to the buckle. Hinge is a curved irregular hexagon secured beneath a band of metal with the hinge base at one side and the hook curved up on the other side, and a rounded section in the middle. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Big John's Tong Service Ltd. Steel oval belt buckle with blue enamel on face, red text.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

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

61 mm

Width

94 mm

Depth

14.5 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 1mm.

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Likely aluminium

Color

Silver, Blue, Red

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Scratch, Discoloration

Date Examined

May 9, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

Light to moderate scratching throughout the front surface.

Materials

There is some discolouration in the blue enamel of the badge. Unclear if this is damage or a production fault.

Mechanism

The hinge moves freely.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 26, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

May 9, 2023