[Belt Buckle] Artie T. Kos Trucking Ltd., Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Artie T. Kos Trucking Ltd., Bronze - Front: View of front.
[Belt Buckle] Artie T. Kos Trucking Ltd., Bronze - Front

View of front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Artie T. Kos Trucking Ltd., Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.150

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Alberta, Artie T. Kos Trucking Ltd., Drayton Valley, Denis J Beauchamp Consulting Ltd., Edmonton, Canada, Red

Description

Custom-shaped belt buckle, branded to Artie T. Kos Trucking ltd. (Drayton Valley, Alberta). Features: A uniquely shaped, cast brass belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: The buckle is shaped to reflect the buckle's truck design. The left side features the silhouette of a truck's hood and grill, with an obtuse triangular-shaped top, a rounded 90-degree angled bottom-right corner, and a rounded bottom-left corner. The majority of the edge is bordered with a raised 1mm lip. the lower section of the interior is textured to imitate the ground with some tufts of grass. The upper section of the buckle interior is filled with the image of a semi-trailer truck. On the trailer portion is the angled, recessed text "ARTIE T. KOS TRUCKING LTD." with a red enamel fill. Along the bottom of the buckle is the raised block text "DRAYTON VALLEY, ALBERTA". Back Elements: The back is smooth, with an elongated hexagonal hinge and a ball-top hook. Two of the sides of the hinge (connecting to the base) are curved inward, and the base is a hexagonal prism. Between the hinge and hook is the debossed maker's mark, with an initial logo and the text "DENIS J BEAUCHAMP CONSULTING LTD.; EDMONTON AB. (403) 453-2517; SOLID BRASS; LCK; TAIWAN". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Artie T. Kos Trucking Ltd. Drayton Valley, Alberta. Brass belt buckle in the shape of a semi truck.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Denis J Beauchamp Consulting Ltd.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Taiwan

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

55 mm

Width

103 mm

Depth

14 mm

Dimension Notes

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

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Brass

Color

Bronze, Red

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Dent, Discoloration, Scratch

Date Examined

Mar 24, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

Light scratches and dent across front surface.

Materials

Back has patches of discolouration, though it is unclear if this is damage or from the production process. The discolouration has two types. Darkened patches, one in the top-right and a cluster along the left-side. The other is some lightened patterning throughout the back that appears as dots and ripple-patterning.

Mechanism

Hinge moves smoothly.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 20, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 24, 2023