[Belt Buckle] BGH Gas Test Operating, Antique-Silver

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] BGH Gas Test Operating, Antique-Silver - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] BGH Gas Test Operating, Antique-Silver - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] BGH Gas Test Operating, Antique-Silver

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.196

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Silver, Pewter, Gas, Oil Field, Oil Industry, Oilfield, Drilling, GBH, Gas Test Operating Inc., Denver, Colorado, Calgary, Canada, Adezy Enterprises Inc., 1980s, Metal

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to GBH/Gas Test Operating Inc. Features: An oval, cast metal (likely pewter) belt buckle, finished in antique-silver colour. The buckle is very lightly curved. Front Design: A 1.5-3mm raised border around the edge of the buckle. The recessed interior has a pinpoint textured. To the left of the space is an inital-based logo, with the letters "GBH" inside the the shape of a valve. To the right is the rounded block text "GAS TEST OPERATING". Back Elements: The back has a stylised brick-design texture, with a blank square between the hook (flat and broad, curved inward) and the hinge (an irregular hexagon, attached at an indented base bar). In the blank square is the debossed text "B.G.H.; GAS TEST OPERATING INC.; DENVER, COLORADA; (303) 694-0830; CALGARY, ALBERTA; (403) 3279-7919; MANUFACRTURED BY ADESY ENTERPRISES INC.; DENVER, COLORADO; COPYRIGHT 1982" Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): BGH Gas Test Operating Inc. Steel oval belt buckle. BGH stacked together with valve wheel on left (Donated by Gordon McQuaig).

Collection

Gordon McQuaig Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Adezy Enterprises Inc.

Date made

circa 1982

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

60 mm

Width

86 mm

Depth

15 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

Adhesive Residue, Tarnish, Wear

Date Examined

May 9, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

The back has two strips of yellowed adhesive residue, one to the left, and one to the left of the hook over part of the maker's mark. There is also yellowed adhesive residue on the hinge and its base. The left section for the buckle's back is discoloured and blackened. Appears to be the result of wear or transferal from another surface (belt, etc).

Mechanism

The hinge is stiff, but does have a full range of movement with moderate force.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 25, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

May 9, 2023