[Belt Buckle] Snap-On, Antique-Silver

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Snap-On, Antique-Silver - Front: View of front
[Belt Buckle] Snap-On, Antique-Silver - Front

View of front

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Snap-On, Antique-Silver

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.1112

Tags

Accessory, Belt Buckle, Metal, Silver, Snap-On

Description

Metal belt buckle, branded to Snap-On. Features: Rectangular, cast metal belt buckle, finished in antique-silver, and bearing the imagery of a man in a workshop with tools and tool chests. Branded to Snap-On Inc. Front Design: A rectangular belt buckle with rounded corners. Double border around the edge, a 3.5mm outer band and a 2mm inner band. At the centre-top, overlapping the border is the raised stylized text "Snap-on". Within the border is the following raised imagery (left-to-right): An open tool cupboard on top of a three-column set of draws, with two unidentified elements in front with the test "Snap-on" on them; a standing tool chest with a case on top ("Snap-on"); and a man in a cap/helmet and work overalls, holding a spanner. At the base of the buckle, overlapping the border, and spanning the width of the buckle, is a large spanner, on which is written "PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN AND PROUD OF IT". Back Elements: The back has a hinge and hook, and a bumpy, dotted texture. The hinge is trapezoidal in shape, with a lightly ornamental base, as with the hook. At the top is a large makers mark, a logo made of the stylised initials "CF", with a raised rectangle to the right bearing the debossed text "Sales Promotion Specialists; THE CREATIVE FACTOR INC.; (414) 352-7575". On the lower-left, below the hinge is also another smaller raised rectangle with the debossed numbers "890574". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 23 July 2020): Snap-On. "Professional Technician and Proud of It." Rectangular pewter belt buckle. Man holding wrench in front of tool boxes and work bench on face. Socket wrench at bottom.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Creative Factor Inc.

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

62 mm

Width

83 mm

Depth

21 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

Dent, Residue

Date Examined

Mar 14, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

There is a patch pale-brown residue on the right of the hinge base on the back of the buckle.

Materials

On the front face there are a number of dents around the border. Clockwise from the left: Two dents on the lower-left edge; a dent on the top-left edge; dent on the centre-top edge; shallow dent on the top-right corner; shallow pinpoint dents on lower-right edge; one large a several small dents centre-bottom edge. Denting on the innermost "Snap-on" pop-out; dent on top of tool chest; and dents on both doors of the open cupboard. Dent on mid-bottom of maker's mark on the back.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 10, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 14, 2023