[Belt Buckle] Alberta Governor Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Alberta Governor Service Ltd., Bronze - Front: View of front.
[Belt Buckle] Alberta Governor Service Ltd., Bronze - Front

View of front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Alberta Governor Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.131

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Brass, Bronze, Metal, Alberta Governor Service Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Additional Information Needed

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Alberta Governor Service Ltd. (Edmonton, Alberta). Features: An oval, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: An oval belt buckle, with a 2.5-3mm border around the edge. The recessed interior surface has a scattered hash texture. At the top, curved to follow the buckle shape is the text "ALBERTA GOVERNOR SERVICE LTD." and curved along the bottom is "EDMONTON, ALBERTA". At the centre is the silhouette of a centrifugal governor/fly-ball, which appears in the company's branding and logo. Back Elements: The back has a star-burst line texture, with an elongated hexagonal-shaped hinge, and a decorative, 4-point hook. Between these is a small raised rectangular plate with the debossed test "AT (stylised logo); MADE IN CANADA". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Alberta Governor Service Ltd. Edmonton, Alberta. Brass oval belt buckle. (Donated by Jim Beamish.).

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

AT Design

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Canada

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

66 mm

Width

89 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 3.5mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Dent, Adhesive Residue, Scratch, Residue

Date Examined

Mar 24, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

There is adhesive residue on the back, to the bottom-left of the hook. There are also spots of what appears to be more adhesive residue with paper fibers, along the top of the back. An unknown residue is also present on the front, on the centre-left of the fly-ball image. This may also be some sort of adhesive residue, and is raised from the metal surface.

Surface

There is small to medium denting across the front surface. Heavy denting can bee seen in on the centre-left of the fly-ball, in the same area as the above mentioned residue. There is also wear around the edges of the buckle and the fly-ball image, wearing through the finish to expose and silver-colour underneath. An identifiable long, vertical-diagonal scratch can also be seen to the left of the hinge, on the back. This scratching extends from top to bottom, with a slight break in the line towards the bottom. Another can be seen in the top-right of the back, this one a horizontal-diagonal scratch.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 20, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 24, 2023