[Belt Buckle] Carnwood Wire Line Service Ltd., Antique-Silver

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Carnwood Wire Line Service Ltd., Antique-Silver - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Carnwood Wire Line Service Ltd., Antique-Silver - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Carnwood Wire Line Service Ltd., Antique-Silver

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.271

Tags

Belt Buckle, Silver, Carnwood

Description

Antique- silver, oval belt buckle, branded to Carnwood Wire Line Service LTD. Features: A bulged-oval/ rectangular cast metal (likely steal) belt buckle, with a detailed design border, and in-set in the centre is a clear, a recessed textured background, with large text in the middle "CARNWOOD". Below the word Carnwood, is smaller text reading "WIRE LINE SERVICE LTD.". The metal is finished in antique-silver colouring. The buckle is flat. Boarder: The border is 4mm at its widest point and 2mm at its thinnest point, designed with different shapes and textures engraved into the raised smooth border. Back Elements: The back is silver finished with a smooth flat texture. Included are a curved, tapered hook (right) attached at the base by 4 leaves and an irregular hexagonal-shaped hinge attached at one point by a leafy/ floral texture. Between these elements is the raised makers mark, on flat rectangle, engraved 'AT' and "MADE IN CANADA". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020):Carnwood Wire Line Service Ltd. Pewter belt buckle.

Collection

Charles Runge

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Alberta

Country

Canada

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

84 mm

Depth

13 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the belt buckle is 4mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Silver

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 3, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

front: the front of the buckle has small scratches and scuffs along the border. The 'A' in Carnwood has large chip in it. Below the smaller text reading "service" there is some fading and scuffs below the text Border: Along the top of the border towards the right side, there is a small dent. Along the right side of the border there is another small dent. Back: The back of the belt is slightly faded and started to show discolouration. On the right side of the buckle there is a large patch of adhesive residue. At the top centre of the buckle there is another patch of adhesive residue.

Mechanism

Hinge has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

August 10, 2023