[Belt Buckle] Cooper Energy Services Superior, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, straight-on

Front view, straight-on

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Cooper Energy Services Superior, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.323

Tags

Cooper Industries, PPC, Superior, AJAX, Horse, Cooper Energy Services Group, Bronze, Belt Buckle

Description

Rectangular metal belt buckle, branded to Energy Services Group. Features: A rectangular, cast metal belt buckle with rounded corners, finished in antique-bronze. The buckle is slightly curved. Front Design: A double lined 1-1.5mm border around the edge, with a diagonal line coming from each corner. There is a sunken interior area having a pinpoint texture. Starting at the top centre of the buckle is a logo from Cooper industries. This logo is a small square with a triangular shape and the text "COOPER INDUSTRIES" inside it. Towards the right side of the buckle is the logo for PPC, it is a small hexagon shape with two indented corners with the text "PPC" inside it. To the right side of the buckle is a small diamond shaped logo with "AJAX" inside it. Centre to the buckle is Large bold text "ENERGY SERVICES GROUP". Below that in the centre of the buckle Is a logo with "COOPER BESSEMER, EST 1833" TEXT. The logo is two circles inside each other with a square in the centre. Coming from the top sides of the circles are two horse heads, with horizontal lines above them. At the bottom of the buckle is large bold text "SUPERIOR". Back Elements: The Back is flat surface with a small curved hook and an elongated hinge attached at two points. There is slightly raised text "rj" beside the hinge on the left side of the buckle. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Cooper Industries Energy Services Group. Rectangular brass belt buckle with various company logos.

Collection

Gordon McQuaig 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

61 mm

Width

86.5 mm

Depth

11 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 22, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The front of the buckle has discolouration overall. Small dents along double edge border, as well as scratches in the surfaces of the front of the buckle. Back: Two large vertical adhesive residue patches along left side beside the hinge and centre of the buckle between the two elements.

Mechanism

Hinge has full range of motion and moves freely.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 16, 2023

Updated By

ashleymcollins1234@gmail.com

Update Date

August 22, 2023