[Belt Buckle] Cummins Power, Antique-Silver [Broken]

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, straight-on

Front view, straight-on

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Cummins Power, Antique-Silver [Broken]

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.334

Tags

Belt Buckle, Silver, Cummins, Power, Sun, Lewis Buckles, Chicago

Description

A rectangular belt buckle, branded to Cummins Power. Features: A rectangular, cast metal (likely pewter) belt buckle, with a slight curve. Front Design: A 6.5mm square border around the edge of the buckle, with the recessed interior area having a slightly speckled texture. In the centre of the buckle in large raised bold text is "Cummins POWER". Back Elements: In the centre of the buckle is a raised triangle with curved hook on one point. At the other end of the triangle is a large rectangle block where the hinge used to be attached. In the centre of the triangle is a raised image of a sun. In the centre of the sun is small engraved text "LEWIS BUCKLES CHICAGO". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Cummins Power. Rectangular pewter belt buckle.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Made/Created

Place

City

Chicago, Illinois

Country

United States of America

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

55 mm

Width

100 mm

Depth

17 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 3.5-5mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Silver

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 25, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: has slight discolouration and small scratches along front face of buckle. Back: Is discoloured towards the centre of the buckle. Corners of the back of the buckle are worn down. Small dent shaped like an oval on the left edge of the buckle. The hinge has been removed or broken off.

Mechanism

Hinge has been broken off or removed.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 24, 2023

Updated By

ashleymcollins1234@gmail.com

Update Date

August 25, 2023