[Belt Buckle] Bar C Trucking Ltd., Brass White Red

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Bar C Trucking Ltd., Brass White Red - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Bar C Trucking Ltd., Brass White Red - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Bar C Trucking Ltd., Brass White Red

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.172

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Brass, Metal, White, Black, Red, Bar C Trucking Ltd., Grande Praire

Description

A rectangular belt buckle, branded to Bar C Trucking Ltd. (Grande Praire). Features: A rectangular, cast brass belt buckle, with a fine sheet of metal (or plastic) mounted at the centre. The buckle has a flat front and a lightly curved back. Front Design: A 6mm wide border, with a rectangle of fine metal/plastic mounted within this border. On the plate is a debossed design and text, filled with coloured paint/enamel. The design consists of a crane-mounted truck (filled with white, black, and red) in the upper-centre, and centred at the bottom, the black-filled text "BAR C TRUCKING LTD.; GRANDE PRAIRE; 539-0222". Back Elements: The back is unfinished, with an irregular hexagonal hinge connected to a two-point base; and a cone-shaped hook with a ball top. Along the top is debossed the text "THE BRASS TOUCH". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Bar C Trucking Ltd. Rectangular brass buckle with white truck on face.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Brass Touch

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

54.5 mm

Width

82.5 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 4 to 5.5mm.

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Brass

Color

Brass, White, Black, Red

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Scratch, Dent, Adhesive Residue, Residue, Soiling/Grime

Date Examined

Mar 28, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

A spot of adhesive residue on the back, in the upper-left. A spot of unknown residue/soiling on the back, in the upper-right. A raised patch of red/brown substance, covered in a transparent green substance.

Surface

Light scratches across the front surface.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 24, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 28, 2023