[Belt Buckle] CN Rail, Antique-Bonze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, straight-on

Front view, straight-on

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] CN Rail, Antique-Bonze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.314

Tags

Bronze, Train, CN Rail

Description

An oval belt buckle branded to CN Rail. Features: An oval, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in an antique-bronze colour. It is slightly curved. Front Design: a 2mm solid border around the edge of the buckle with a speckled textured inside surface.The buckle features imagery of the front/side view of a train driving on the railroad. Behind the train is imagery of the smoke from the train. Below the train at the bottom of the buckle is large bold text "CN RAIL". Back Elements: The back has a diagonal slash texture, with a thin curved hook. It has an irregular rectangle with incurved corners attached by two points. Beside the two attachment points is two small rectangles with small bold text inside. The text in one rectangle "CENTURY", and in the other rectangle "CANADA". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 6/3/2020): CN Rail. Oval brass belt buckle with train on face.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

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

55 mm

Width

80 mm

Depth

13 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 2mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Aug 17, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The front of the buckle has small scratches and scuffs overall with slight discolouration on the front. Larger scuff along the bottom of the letter 'C'. The front of the border is worn and discoloured and is now a deep, darker bronze colour. Back: the back of the buckle is in good condition. Slight wear slight wear along the hinge and wear the hinge lies against the buckle.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 15, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 17, 2023