[Belt Buckle] CAT Diesel Power, 1982, Brass Black

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] CAT Diesel Power, 1982, Brass Black - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] CAT Diesel Power, 1982, Brass Black - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] CAT Diesel Power, 1982, Brass Black

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.274

Tags

Black, Gold, Belt Buckle, Diesel, CAT, Power

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Bronco Drilling Fluids Features: An oval, cast metal (likely brass or pewter) belt buckle, finished in antique-brass, black colour. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: A 2.5mm rigged border around the edge of the buckle, with an inner border designed as a gold scroll. Inside the scroll is large bold text "CAT", and below is smaller text reading " DIESEL POWER". The text and scroll has a brass/gold finish while the background of the buckle is black. Back Elements: The back of the buckle has a smooth brass/gold finish with a thin curved hook and a rectangular shaped hinge attached at two points. In the centre of the buckle is small, slightly raised text reading "Trademarks CATERPILLAR, CAT and c. Licensed byCaterpillar Tractor Co. 1982 SALES GUIDES, INC. MEQUON, WI USA. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Cat Diesel Power. Oval brass belt buckle, gold with black background.

Collection

Gordon McQuaig Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

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

62 mm

Width

86 mm

Depth

14 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 3mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Black, Brass

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 5, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The front of buckle is in good condition, has small spots of gold paint on belt. Back: The back of the buckle has a large patch of adhesive residue between the hinge attachment points. across the right side side and the top of the buckle is another large patch of adhesive residue. the two attachment points of the hinge are showing small rusting spots.

Mechanism

The hinge has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 29, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

August 10, 2023