[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service, Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service, Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Blain Well Service, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.212

Tags

Belt Buckle, Metal, Blain Well Service Ltd., Bronze

Description

Rounded rectangular belt buckle, branded to Blain Well Service. Features: A rounded rectangular, metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in an antique bronze. It is lightly curved. Front Design: A 4mm block border around the edge of the buckle, with a pitted inside surface. Central to the design is a raised block pump jack illustration. To the right and left are illustrations of service rigs. Block text at the top reads "Blain Well Service", while block text at the bottom reads "Devon Alberta". Back Elements: The back has a repeating triangular pattern with a curved hook and an irregular hexagon hinge attached at one point. The base of the hinge is ornate. Old Description (Kelsey Steil, 4/7/2021): Blain Well Service Ltd. Devon, Alberta. Oblong brass belt buckle. Pumpjack in center, service rigs on either side.

Collection

Mary Wagar Collection

Cataloged By

Simon Phypers

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

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

61.5 mm

Width

82.5 mm

Depth

16 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, depth is 5mm.

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Likely brass

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Adhesive Residue, Dent, Tarnish

Date Examined

May 31, 2023

Cleanliness

There are two patches of adhesive residue on the back of the buckle, one along the left edge (notable build up, upper centre), and the other above the hook.

Surface

On the front of the buckle, there is a dark patch along the left and right sides, on the raised border. On the back of the buckle there is a dark patch beside the hook and on the left, past the buckle.

Materials

On the front of the buckle there is some slight denting along the top edge, particularly one dent in the border above the "W" On the back of the buckle there is some light denting around the edge, in particular, one dent in the upper right hand corner.

Mechanism

Hinge is slightly stiff but maintains its full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 26, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

July 6, 2023