[Belt Buckle] Bert Baxter Transport, Gold Black Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Bert Baxter Transport, Gold Black Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Bert Baxter Transport, Gold Black Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Bert Baxter Transport, Gold Black Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.190

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Metal, Bronze, Black, Gold, Brass, Bart Baxter Transport, Transport, Crane, Maendel Canada

Description

Scroll-design oval belt buckle, with clear cabochon over print in the centre. Branded to Bart Baxter Transport. Features: A bulged-rectangular cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, with a scroll-design border, and in-set in the centre is a clear, oval cabochon over a gold foil on black print. The metal is finished in antique-bronze colouring. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: The bulged-rectangular shape of the metal is bordered by double raised bands (1.5mm each, with 1mm gap), with double-scroll elements overlapping at the cardinal points. Within this is an oval raised ring (1.5mm) which contains the oval cabochon. Between the scroll-work and the interior oval border on the left and right are small decorative elements of a diamond flanked by small swirls and topped with a circle. The other open spaces between the outer and inner borders is blank and untextured. Within the cabochon element is a black background, with gold-foil print. The text is pale gold block text reading "BERT BAXTER" at the top, and "TRANSPORT" at the bottom. Between these is a more yellow-gold foil print of a truck mounted crane, facing left. Cabochon material in unknown, but likely a poured resin or similar. Back Elements: The back is dark-brown with a smooth texture. Included are a curved, tapered hook (right) and an irregular hexagonal-shaped hinge attached at two points. Between these elements are two vertical rounded strips (one long, one short) with the raised text "MAENDEL CANADA" (long on right) and "963" (short on left). Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Bert Baxter Transport. Brass belt buckle with black enamel face. Yellow semi on face.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Maendel

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

63.5 mm

Width

92 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 4-5mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze, Black, Gold

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Scratch, Dent

Date Examined

May 9, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

The surface of the cabochon is moderately to heavily scratched. The more identifying being horizontal scratches along the majority of the length along the top; a small cluster of scratches to the mid-left; and diagonal scratches from the mid-left to bottom-middle. Small dents to the bottom-right.

Materials

Some light wear on the back where the hinge rests (both sides).

Mechanism

The hinge moves freely.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 25, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

May 9, 2023