[Belt Buckle] Oxbow Oilmens Twenty-Five, 1986, Antique-Silver Red

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Oxbow Oilmens Twenty-Five, 1986, Antique-Silver Red - Front: View of front
[Belt Buckle] Oxbow Oilmens Twenty-Five, 1986, Antique-Silver Red - Front

View of front

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Oxbow Oilmens Twenty-Five, 1986, Antique-Silver Red

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.793

Tags

Accessory, Belt Buckle, Metal, Enamel, Silver, Red, Oxbow Oilmens, Oil Field, 1980s, Drilling, Oil

Description

Metal belt buckle with red enamel, branded to Oxbow Oilmens Twenty-Five (1986). Features: A rectangular, cast metal belt buckle with rounded cut-out corners, finished in antique-silver and red enamel. Bears the imagery of drilling structures and equipment, and branded to Oxbow Oilmens. Buckle is flat. Front Design: A 2.5mm border around the edge, with 2mm lines partitioning the internal contents into three sections. The top and bottom sections are narrow and filled with red enamel, while the middle section is recessed with a pinpoint texture. In the top section, raised text expanding across the space reads "OXBOW OILMENS". The middle section has images including a drilling rig and pumpjack, with "19" to the upper left and "86" to the upper right. The bottom section has raised text expanding across the space reading "TWENTY-FIVE". Back Elements: The back has a brushed texture, with a hinge and hook. The hinge is trapezoidal in shape, with an ornamental base. The hook has a rounded top, and a matching ornamental base. Between the hinge and hook is a small rectangular raised section with a stylized "AT", with the debossed text "MADE IN CANADA" underneath. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Oxbow Oilmens Twenty-Five. Rectangular pewter belt buckle. Red enamel bar at top and bottom. Well battery on left, rig in center, pumpjack on right.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

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 mm

Width

80 mm

Depth

13 mm

Dimension Notes

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

Material

Metal, Enamel

Color

Silver, Red

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Dent, Adhesive Residue

Date Examined

Mar 14, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

On the back are strips of adhesive residue: vertically down the left side; a vertical strip on lower-right side, a patch on upper-right; and residue on the base of the hinge.

Surface

Denting throughout the front surface. More notable (among many) round outer border, clockwise from left-to-right: cluster in bottom-left; dent on inner-edge, upper-left; line dents in top-left corner and another to the right; dents on outer-edge, middle-top; denting on lower-point of top-right cover; denting along outer edge of upper-right; deeper dent and line dent on lower-right; deeper dent on lower-point of bottom-right corner; collection of small dent on outer-edge of bottom-right; and deep dents on bottom-left. Surface of the left side is also notably dented. Back is lightly scuffed round the hook.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 11, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 14, 2023