[Belt Buckle] Custom Pipe Handlers Ltd., Metal Antique-Bronze, Rubber Blue White [Damaged]

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, straight-on

Front view, straight-on

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Custom Pipe Handlers Ltd., Metal Antique-Bronze, Rubber Blue White [Damaged]

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.336

Tags

Belt Buckle, Bronze, Blue, White, Pipe, Red Deer

Description

Rectangular metal belt buckle with rubber, branded to Custom Pipe Handlers LTD, Red Deer. Features: A rectangular cast metal belt buckle finished in antique bronze, with a blue and white rubber insert. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: On the metal background there is a raised smooth metal border 2.5 mm wide, and then a 2-1 mm gap and then a rubber insert mounted on the metal background. On the rubber insert is two vertical white lines and two horizontal lines separating the text. At the top of the rubber insert is bold white text "Custom Pipe Handlers LTD." "Red Deer". Below the two horizontal lines at the bottom of the buckle is text "PHONE 343-1041". Back Elements: The back is a slightly speckled texture. There is no makers mark on the buckle. The hook and hinge elements have been broken off and damaged. Old Description (Kelsey Steil, 4/7/2021): Custom Pipe Handlers Ltd. Red Deer. Brass belt buckle with blue leather face, white text.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

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

52 mm

Width

79 mm

Depth

10 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 4.5-5mm.

Material

Metal, Rubber

Color

Bronze, Blue, White, Black

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 26, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The rubber insert on the front is starting to peel away from the metal background. There is lots of dirt and debris in the gap between the metal border and rubber insert. The edge of border is heavily scratched. Along the right edge of the border is a large dent/scrape near the bottom corner. Back: The back hinge and hook has been broken off.

Mechanism

No hinge attached.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 24, 2023

Updated By

ashleymcollins1234@gmail.com

Update Date

August 26, 2023