[Belt Buckle] Champion Northwestern Chemicals Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Champion Northwestern Chemicals Ltd., Antique-Bronze - Front: View of the front.
[Belt Buckle] Champion Northwestern Chemicals Ltd., Antique-Bronze - Front

View of the front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Champion Northwestern Chemicals Ltd., Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.301

Tags

Bronze, Chemicals, Champion Northwestern Chemicals, Champion, Century Canada

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Champion Northwestern Chemicals Ltd. Features: An oval, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: An oval belt buckle, with a 3-2.5mm border around the edge. The recessed interior surface has a scattered hash texture. Centred on the buckle is large bold text "Champion" Below that text is slight smaller text "NORTHWESTERN", Below is large bold text " Chemicals Ltd." To the right of the buckle is a half circle with 3 engraved triangles. Back Elements: The back has a hash diagonal texture, with an elongated hexagonal-shaped hinge attached at two points and a thin curved hook. Beside the hinge is the small makers mark of two small rectangles with text inside them. Inside the top rectangle is the text "CENTURY" and inside the other rectangle is "CANADA". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020):Champion Northwestern Chemicals, Ltd. Oval brass belt buckle.

Collection

Gordon McQuaig Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

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

58 mm

Width

77 mm

Depth

12 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 3mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 15, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The front of the buckle is very discoloured and faded. It was a bright bronze colour and now is dark bronze-black colour. Back: The back has spots of discolouration. The texture on the back is faded and worn off. vertical patch of adhesive residue along the right side of the buckle beside the hook.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 30, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 15, 2023