[Belt Buckle] Central Oilfield Service Ltd., Antique-Silver

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Central Oilfield Service Ltd., Antique-Silver - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Central Oilfield Service Ltd., Antique-Silver - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Central Oilfield Service Ltd., Antique-Silver

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.293

Tags

Oilfield, Alberta, Wetaskiwin, Silver, Flower, Canada

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to central oilfield service Ltd. Features: An oval, cast metal (likely pewter) belt buckle, finished in antique-silver colour. The buckle is flat. Front Design: A 3mm border around the edge of the buckle, with a raised pumpjack design in the centre of the buckle, on a lightly rough textured surface as the background. Across he top of the buckle in a curved line, in bold text "CENTRAL OILFIELD SERVICE LTD." . Across the bottom of the buckle in a curved line in large bold text " WETASKIWIN ALBERTA". Back Elements: The back of the buckle has a lightly brushed texture flat surface with round hook attached at four points designed as four leafs. On the other side of the buckle is the rectangular hinge with two rounded corners attached at one large point. the attachment point is designed as a floral leaf design. Between the two elements in a small raised rectangle is the makers mark with text "AT designs MADE IN CANADA". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Central Oilfield Service Ltd. Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Oval pewter belt buckle. Rear view of pumpjack in center.

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

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

57 mm

Width

78 mm

Depth

13 mm

Length

13 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 4mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Silver

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Aug 11, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: front of the buckle is lightly faded and worn. On the imagery of the pumpjack is small scratches, scuffs and discolouration. Along the border of the front the buckle is small dents and scratches around the whole border. Back: Along the left side of the buckle is a large vertical scratch. On the bottom right side of the buckle is a small patch of adhesive residue. across the back, mostly in the centre the buckle is darkened and discoloured.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 30, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 11, 2023