[Belt Buckle] Brooks Field Service, Antique-Silver

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Brooks Field Service, Antique-Silver - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Brooks Field Service, Antique-Silver - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Brooks Field Service, Antique-Silver

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.236

Tags

Accessory, Belt Buckle, Metal, Silver, Brooks

Description

Metal belt buckle, branded to Brooks Field Service. Features: Rounded rectangular cast metal belt buckle, finished in antique-silver, bearing the image of a rig and a bird. Branded to Brooks Field Service. Front Design: A rectangular belt buckle with rounded sides. Double border both measuring 1.5mm in width. The background is a raised dot texture. In the center of the buckle is a rounded triangular shape that is a smooth texture. Overlaying the triangle are the following elements: to the right is a raised image of an oil rig, to the bottom left is the raised image of a pheasant in flight, in the top center is cursive text reading "Brooks", and in the very center is type-writer style block text that reads "FIELD SERVICE". Back Elements: The back has a dappled texture with a curved hook and an irregular hexagon hinge attached at one point. The hinge is bronze in color and the point of attachment is a brass color. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 6/3/2020): Brooks Field Service. Pewter belt buckle. Pheasant in flight on left, service rig on right.

Collection

Gordon McQuaig Collection

Cataloged By

Simon Phypers

Category

Accessories, Belt Buckles

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

60 mm

Width

85 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, depth is 5 mm.

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Listed on PastPerfect as Pewter.

Color

Silver, Bronze, Brass

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Scratch, Adhesive Residue, Chip / Chipping, Dent

Date Examined

Jul 18, 2023

Cleanliness

On the back, there is a patch of yellow adhesive residue surrounding the base of the hook.

Surface

Light to medium scratching on the front surface, particularly on the raised elements. Notably, there is a deep groove across the middle of the "B" and a short scratch under the "r" and following the "s" in "Brooks". Back: The hinge's black paint or polish or patina is lmostly chipped away to reveal the bronze color underneath.

Materials

There are two dents along the bottom edge of the rounded triangle design on the front of the buckle. the dents appear on either side of the bottom "point".

Mechanism

The hinge moves freely.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

July 18, 2023