[Belt Buckle] CVS Controls Limited, Mirror-Silver Black

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, straight-on

Front view, straight-on

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] CVS Controls Limited, Mirror-Silver Black

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.338

Tags

CVS Controls, Limited Edition, Silver, Black, Belt Buckle, Metal, Accessory

Description

Rectangular belt buckle with rounded corners, branded to CVS Controls Limited. Features: A rectangular with rounded corners, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in a mirror silver with black fill. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: A 3mm block border around the edge of the buckle, with a 2mm black lined inner border. Inside the black border the belt buckle is a smooth silver surface with slightly engraved black filled oval. Inside the oval in the centre is 'CVS' logo, the 'c' and 's' are filled with black while the 'v' is outlined in black. At the top of the oval is small black filled text " CVS CONTROLS", and at the bottom of the oval is text "LIMITED". Back Elements: The back is plain and has no markers or design on it. It is a smooth texture finished in a shiny mirror-silver. It has a rectangle hinge attached at one long point. The hook is straight bar with a thin curved hook. Old description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 6/3/2020): CVS Controls Ltd. Steel belt buckle with black enamel embellishment. CVS inside oval in centre.

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

51 mm

Width

87.5 mm

Depth

12 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 2.5mm.

Material

Metal, Enamel

Color

Silver, Black

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 26, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: the front of the buckle is in good condition. Mild to moderate scratches overall the front face of the buckle. Back: The back edges of the border are heavily scratched and have black marks. Two large horizontal patches of adhesive residue along the top and bottom of the buckle. Clear residue vertically along the centre of the buckle and along the hook.

Mechanism

Hinge moves freely and has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 24, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 29, 2025