[Belt Buckle] BJ Hughes, Safe Driving Award, Antique-Silver

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] BJ Hughes, Safe Driving Award, Antique-Silver - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] BJ Hughes, Safe Driving Award, Antique-Silver - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] BJ Hughes, Safe Driving Award, Antique-Silver

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.204

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, BJ Hughes, Safety Award, Silver, Oil, Oil Field, Oil Industry, Oilfield, Drilling, Metal

Description

A rectangular belt buckle, branded to BJ Hughes and as a safe driving award. Features: A rectangular, cast metal (likely pewter) belt buckle, with a very slight curve. Front Design: A 3-4mm square border around the edge of the buckle, with the recessed interior area having a shallow crackled/scale-like texture. Along the top of the interior space in raised block text is "SAFE DRIVING"; in the centre is the BJ Hughes square logo (large "BJ" surrounded by the outline of a square filled with a pinpoint texture, and "HUGHES" debossed in a filled block connected below); and at the bottom is the block text "AWARD". Back Elements: The back has a shallow diagonal woven texture; a short, thick, rounded hook; and an irregular hexagon connected via a thick, trapezoidal-cylinder base. No maker's mark. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): BJ Hughes. Pewter rectangular belt buckle. Safe Driving Award.

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

56.5 mm

Width

83.5 mm

Depth

12.5 mm

Dimension Notes

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

Material

Metal

Color

Silver

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Scratch, Wear, Dent, Warping

Date Examined

May 10, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

Light to moderate scratches and wear throughout the front surface, compromising the finish on the buckle. Particular scratching on the BJ Hughes logo.

Materials

Denting around the edges, front and back. Notable dents are on the front top edge, and back bottom-left corner.

Structure

The shape is slightly warped in the top-left section.

Mechanism

The hinge is reasonably stiff but has a full range of motion with moderate effort.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 26, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

May 10, 2023