[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Antique-Copper [Damaged]

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Antique-Copper [Damaged] - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Antique-Copper [Damaged] - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Challenger Drilling, Antique-Copper [Damaged]

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.298

Tags

Copper, Belt Buckle, Drilling, Maple Leaves, Broken

Description

Rectangular belt buckle, branded to Challenger Drilling. Features: A rectangular, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle with rounded corners. Finished in antique-copper. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: A 2mm border around the edge and a recessed interior speckled texture surface. At the top-centre of the buckle is large bold text straight across reading " CHALLENGER". Below the text is a large horizontal slightly raised rectangle with a slightly raised maple leaf on the right side. Below the rectangle at the bottom-right, slightly off centre of the buckle is large horizontal text reading " DRILLING". To the bottom-left side of the buckle is a the logo with 'CS'. Back Elements: The back of the buckle is a flat sightly textured surface. The back has no elements on the back, as they have been damaged and broken off. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020):Challenger Drilling. Rectangular brass belt buckle.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

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

53 mm

Width

77 mm

Depth

4 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 3mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Copper

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 15, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: Behind the text "challenger" there is discolouration and fading. Between the text challenger and the rectangle on the right hand side are two green spots. Across the raised rectangle are small scratches. In the bottom empty space of the buckle are more slightly green/ discoloured spots. Back: The Back elements has been broken off leaving bumpy, sharp edges.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 30, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 15, 2023