[Belt Buckle] Anderson Oil Transport Ltd., Devon, Red

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Anderson Oil Transport Ltd., Devon, Red - Front: View of front
[Belt Buckle] Anderson Oil Transport Ltd., Devon, Red - Front

View of front

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Anderson Oil Transport Ltd., Devon, Red

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.41

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Metal, Red, Silver, Anderson Oil Transport Ltd., Devon, Trucking, Canada

Description

Metal belt buckle, branded to Anderson Oil Transport Ltd., Devon. Features: Rounded rectangular, cast metal belt buckle, bearing imagery for Anderson Oil Transport Ltd. Front Design: Base is tarnished-silver metal, with enamel fill in red and black for colouring. Raised border around the edge (4mm wide). Through the centre of the buckle is a red band (flat horizontal top, concave bottom with ends meeting the bottom corners. Inside the red band is the black text "ANDERSON", shaped to follow the curve of the red band. Above the band is the image of a transport truck, coloured in red and black. Below the red band is a red-bordered ribbon with the black text "OIL TRANSPORT Ltd." At the base in red is "DEVON". The background of the design is a speckled texture. Back Elements: The back has a hinge and hook. The hinge is a trapezoidal shape, with a base decorated with ornamental plant designs, positioned to the left. In the centre is a small raised rectangle with the debossed text "MADE IN CANADA" with a stylized "AT" above (maker unknown). On the right is the hook with the same plant design base.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

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

59 mm

Width

80 mm

Depth

14 mm

Material

Metal

Color

Silver, Red, Black

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Scratch, Dent, Residue, Oxidation, Flaking

Date Examined

Mar 14, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

Above the hinge base is a patch of residue, potentially oxidization. Unclear. On the lower-right of the outer border is a manufacturer's fault, with a line of of red enamel running over the metal.

Materials

Multiple dents and scratched around the front outer border. Significant patch pinpoint dents on lower-right of the outer border. Finish is flaking away from the metal on the inner edge of the outer border, in the upper-left.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 6, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 14, 2023