[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.210

Tags

Belt Buckle, Metal, Blain Well Service Ltd., Bronze

Description

Rectangular belt buckle with indented corners, branded to Blain Well Service Ltd. Features: A rectangular with indented corners, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in an antique bronze. It is lightly curved. Front Design: A 3mm block border around the edge of the buckle, with a smooth surface on the inside. Inside that is a raised block rectangle that contains an indented illustration of a service rig on the bottom left, as well as indented block text that reads "DEVON ALBERTA" at the bottom right. In the top right there is an indented rectangle, partially cut off by the service rig illustration, that is grainy textured, and contains block text that reads "Blain Well Service Ltd." Back Elements: The back has a dappled texture with a straight angled hook and an irregular hexagon hinge attached at one point. The base of the hook is patterned like four leaves, and the base of the hinge is ornate. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 6/3/2020): Blain Well Service Ltd. Devon, Alberta. Brass rectangular belt buckle. Service rig on left.

Collection

Mary Wagar Collection

Cataloged By

Simon Phypers

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

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

55.5 mm

Width

80 mm

Depth

13.5 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, depth is 3mm.

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Likely brass.

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Wear, Tacky Surface, Scratch, Chip / Chipping

Date Examined

May 31, 2023

Cleanliness

On the back, two patches of a clear sticky substance form the shape of a 7 in the middle, near the hook.

Surface

Light to medium scratching and wear on the raised portions of the front of the buckle.

Materials

Three or four chips are present in the bottom right of the border on the front of the buckle, where the silvery underlying metal can be seen.

Mechanism

Hinge is slightly stiff but has the full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 26, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

May 31, 2023