[Belt Buckle] Anderson Sand & Gravel Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Anderson Sand & Gravel Ltd. - Front: View of front.
[Belt Buckle] Anderson Sand & Gravel Ltd. - Front

View of front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Anderson Sand & Gravel Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.146

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Bronze, Metal, Anderson Sand & Gravel Ltd., AT Design

Description

Rectangular (with cut-out corners) belt buckle, branded to Anderson Sand & Gravel Ltd. Features: A rectangular, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle with concave cut-out corners, finished in antique-bronze. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: A 3mm border around the edge, and a sunken interior with a scattered hash texture. In the upper portion of the interior is a rounded band, with a shorted rounded band inside (to the left). Inside the smaller band is the cursive text "Anderson". To the right is the block text "SAND & GRAVEL LTD.". In the lower portion of the buckle is a raised illustration of a mining truck and loader. Back Elements: The back has a horizontally lined texture, with a trapezoidal-shaped hinge and rounded hook (both with decorative-leaf base molding). Between these are two connected, raised bands, with the debossed text "AT" (AT Design initials logo, on the top band) and "MADE IN CANADA" (longer bottom band). Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Anderson Sand & Gravel Ltd. Rectangular brass belt buckle with truck and front loader in centre. (Donated by Gordon McQuaig).

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

AT Design

Time Period

20th Century

Place

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

58 mm

Width

83.5 mm

Depth

14 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 3.5mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Adhesive Residue, Scratch, Dent

Date Examined

Mar 24, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

Adhesive residue in the back, with a vertical band along the left side; a spot of adhesive residue in the right-of-centre at the top; a patch on the maker's mark; and a patch in the bottom-right corner.

Surface

Light, diagonal scratch above the text "Anderson". A vertical scratch in the upper-right corner of the back.

Materials

Light denting across the front surface. Notable examples include a moderate dent on the lower of the two top-left corner points; and a small cluster in the bottom-right corner.

Mechanism

The hinge is stiff but has a full range of motion with minimal effort.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 20, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 24, 2023