[Belt Buckle] Carlsberg, Horseshoe, Antique-Silver

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Carlsberg, Horseshoe, Antique-Silver - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Carlsberg, Horseshoe, Antique-Silver - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Carlsberg, Horseshoe, Antique-Silver

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.268

Tags

Metal, Silver, Horse, Bottle Opener, Jimm Watson, USA

Description

Horse-shoe shaped belt buckle, branded to Carlsberg. Features: A horse-shoe shaped pewter belt buckle, finished in antique-silver colour. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: A 7mm block border around the edge of the buckle designed as a horse shoe. The horse shoe border has 5 engraved diamond shapes at the top and 3 engraved diamond shapes at the bottom. Inside the horse shoe is imagery of 5 horses pulling a Carlsberg carriage with two people guiding the horses. Above the raised imagery is the bold text " Carlsberg" with a large swoop underlining the text. The background is a smooth flat finish. Back Elements: The back has a dappled texture with a curved hook with 4 leaves at the base, and an elongated rectangle hinge with an indent in the top. The hinge is attached at one point by a leafy floral texture. Between the two elements is a raised bottle opener and inside the bottle opener is text reading "PATENT PENDING". To the left of the bottle opener is a raised rectangle box with text reading "JIMM WATSON 1977", above the rectangle is the makers mark which resembles a small circle with a swirl design inside it. To the right of the bottle opener is another larger rectangle with text reading " legendary buckles Canada" and the address " P.O. BOX 250 STATION 'C' TORONTO, ONTARIO M6J 3P4". Below the rectangle to the right side of the buckle is small engraved text reading "Made in USA". Above the rectangle to the right of the buckle is small engraved text reading " Q-170/0. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 6/3/2020):Carlsberg. Pewter belt buckle in the shape of a horseshoe, team of horses in the centre. Bottle opener on the back. Stamped Q-170/0

Collection

Wayne Beveridge Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories, Belt Buckles

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

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

64.5 mm

Width

86 mm

Depth

15 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 3mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Silver

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Dent, Scratch, Tarnish

Date Examined

Aug 2, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: Front of the belt buckle is in fairly good condition, around the border there is small dents on the edges. at the top right corner of the belt buckle there is a rough patch. The text Carlsberg is starting to tarnish. Back: The back of the buckle is in good condition, inside the bottle opener around the edge is small chips. On the hinge there is small patch of adhesive residue at the top of the hinge.

Mechanism

The 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