[Belt Buckle] Bow Island Drilling, One Year Service, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Bow Island Drilling, One Year Service, Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
Bow Island Drilling, One Year Service, Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Bow Island Drilling, One Year Service, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.227

Tags

Bronze, Drilling, Belt Buckle, ATCO

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Bow Island Drilling a Division of ATCO Drilling Ltd. Features: An oval, cast metal belt buckle (likely brass), finished in antique-bronze. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: There is a 2mm smooth raised border on a pitted background. Curved across the top is raised block text that reads "ONE YEAR SERVICE", and curved at the bottom is raised block text that reads "Division of ATCO Drilling Ltd." There are two slightly curved horizontal lines in the bottom middle of the buckle. Between the lines is raised block text that reads "BOW ISLAND", and below the line it says "DRILLING". In the middle of the buckle, connected to the top horizontal line, is a smooth raised semicircle with an indented silhouette of a deer jumping. Back Elements: The back of the buckle is slightly rough textured, with a curved tapered hook. The hinge is an elongated trapezoid attached to the buckle at one point. In between the hook and hinge is a worn inscription makers mark that reads "Sculpt Cast Foundry, Edmonton Alberta". Old Description (Kelsey Steil, 4/7/2021): "Bow Island Drilling. One Year Service. Oval brass belt buckle. Leaping antelope in front of setting sun."

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Simon Phypers

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Sculpt Cast Foundry

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Edmonton, Alberta

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Middle of the back surface

Transcription

Sculpt Cast Foundry, Edmonton Alberta

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

60 mm

Width

84.5 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness is 4 mm.

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Likely brass.

Colors

Color

Bronze, Black

Color Notes

Antique-Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Adhesive Residue, Oxidation

Date Examined

Aug 17, 2023

Examined By

Simon Phypers

Surface

On the back surface there is yellow adhesive residue, most notably, on the hinge point of connection. There is also a large vertical stripe of adhesive residue to the left of the hinge. There are some small patched of adhesive residue on the hinge, and one rectangle at the top right edge of the back surface. On the back surface there is some mild light green oxidation on the hook, near the base of the hook, and on the surface area between the hook and hinge.

Mechanism

The hinge is free moving but occasionally "catches" on the adhesive residue.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 27, 2023

Updated By

Simon Phypers

Update Date

August 17, 2023