[Belt Buckle] Citation Well Services Ltd., Safety First, Antique-Copper

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, straight-on

Front view, straight-on

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Citation Well Services Ltd., Safety First, Antique-Copper

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.308

Tags

Safety Award, Truck, Citation, Well Services Ltd., Bronze, Copper, Black

Description

A rectangular belt buckle, branded to Citation Well Services LTD. Safety First. Features: A rectangular, cast-metal (likely brass) belt buckle, branded to Citation Well Services LTD. It has rounded corners, is finished in antique-copper, and is flat. Front Design: A raised border ranging in width from 1 mm to 1.5 mm surrounding a recessed background with a flat smooth surface in a dark grey/black colour. At the top of the buckle is raised small text "Safety First". Beside the small text is a raised image of a service drilling truck. The bottom centre of the buckle has a large bold text " Citation" The 'C' is engraved inside the image on an oil drip. Below that text is smaller bold text " WELL SERVICES LTD." Back Elements: The back is a smooth flat texture, with a hook connected by four leaves and a rectangle hinge with two indented corners on the other side. The hinge is attached at two points. There is no makers mark or logos on the back. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020):Citation Well Services Ltd. Rectangular brass belt buckle. "Safety First." Service rig top right. C inside an oil drop.

Collection

Gordon McQuaig 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

57 mm

Width

119 mm

Depth

14 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 3.5mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Copper, grey, Black

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Aug 16, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The front of the buckle is in good condition, small dent at the top left side of the border. Small dent on the bottom right edge of the border. Back: Hook and Hinge are both worn and have adhesive residue on them. Large patch of adhesive residue along the right side of the buckle. Another large patch of adhesive residue going vertical along the left side of the buckle. Vertical scratch from the top to bottom along the left side of the buckle.

Mechanism

Hinge moves freely and has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 15, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 16, 2023