[Belt Buckle] Blue Truck, Antique-Silver Blue

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Blue Truck, Antique-Silver - Front: View for the front.
[Belt Buckle] Blue Truck, Antique-Silver - Front

View for the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Blue Truck, Antique-Silver Blue

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.202

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Metal, Silver, Blue, BJ Hughes, Oil, Oil Field, Oil Industry, Oilfield, Truck, Drilling

Description

A bulged-rectangular belt buckle, branded to BJ Hughes Oilfield Services. Features: A bulged-rectangular, cast metal (likely steel or aluminium based on weight and colour) belt buckle, with an interior insert and blue enamel/paint truck design. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: A 4mm border around the edge of the buckle, comprised to two 1mm raised bands separated by 2mm diameter raised dots. Within this border is inserted what appears to be a separate sheet of metal on which is impressed a BJ Hughes truck design facing right, with blue fill (enamel or paint) in the impressions. Back Elements: The back has a mostly smooth (imperfect finish) texture, with a curved and tapered hook, and a irregular hexagon hinge with indented base sides and connected to the buckle at two points. Between the hinge and hook are two raised elements: the numbers "681" (at top)and the letters "IN" inside a circle (at bottom). Also present in the centre of the back are two four small rings, possibly from the molding process. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): BJ Hughes. Steel belt buckle with blue illustration of truck. 681 on back.

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

58 mm

Width

86 mm

Depth

14 mm

Dimension Notes

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

Material

Metal

Color

Silver, Blue

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Scratch, Wear, Dent, Rust, Residue

Date Examined

May 10, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

A spot of residue on the top-right of the back, unknown substance.

Surface

The front is heavily scratches and worn with some denting. parts of the blue have worn away, particularly in the middle of the design.

Materials

Where the hinge rests on the back is an outline of brown that appears to be rust.

Mechanism

The hinge has a full range of motion with some stiffness when moved to the right.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 26, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

May 10, 2023