[Belt Buckle] Brooks Oilfield Contractors, Wood Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Brooks Oilfield Contractors, Wood Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Brooks Oilfield Contractors, Wood Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Brooks Oilfield Contractors, Wood Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.237

Tags

Metal, Wood, Brooks, Bronze, Belt Buckle

Description

A rectangular belt buckle with wooden elements, branded to Brooks Oilfield Service Contractors. Features: A rectangular belt buckle. The base is cast metal (likely brass), mounted in-which is a raised block of wood. Front Design: The metal base has a 1mm border, in-which is attached a taller (2.5mm above the metal base) block of wood with laser-cut elements etched in the top surface. To the top left is a long octagon containing the letters "BOC" curved to fit within the shape, on the top right is an irregular octagon containing an image of an excavator, and across the bottom is the text "BROOKS OILFIELD CONTRACTORS" in a stylized block text. Back Elements: The back is smooth, but appears to have a long grainy texture. There is a curved hook, and the hinge is an irregular hexagon attached at two places. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 6/3/2020): Brooks Oilfield Contractors. Brass belt buckle with wood face. Logo etched into wood, image of excavator.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Simon Phypers

Category

Accessories, Belt Buckles

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

51 mm

Width

72 mm

Depth

14.5 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, depth is 6.5 mm made up of 4 mm of metal and 2.5 mm of wood.

Material

Metal, Wood

Color

Brown, Brass, Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Wear, Adhesive Residue, Chip / Chipping, Dent, Residue

Date Examined

Jul 18, 2023

Cleanliness

On the front, there is some slight white residue in the wood grain surrounding the "D" in "OILFIELD"

Surface

On the front there is general wear to the surface of the wood. Along the sides there is some clear or white adhesive (probably hot glue), attaching the wood to the metal. Back: There is a line of yellow adhesive residue along the left edge (the side closest to the hinge), as well as some patches of clear adhesive residue in the shape of a "T" in the middle. There is a chip in the finish in the top right corner.

Materials

On the front wooden surface, there is a dent in the bucket portion of the excavator design. Some of the internal elements of the block text have chipped off, most notably, the final "R".

Mechanism

Hinge tends to move freely but sometimes catches.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

July 18, 2023