[Belt Buckle] Baker Oil Treating, Wood Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Belt Buckle] Baker Oil Treating, Wood Antique-Bronze - Front: View of front.
[Belt Buckle] Baker Oil Treating, Wood Antique-Bronze - Front

View of front.

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Baker Oil Treating, Wood Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.161

Tags

Belt Buckle, Accessory, Metal, Wood, Bronze, Baker Oil Treatment, Magnachem Ltd., Baker Oil Tools Company

Description

A rectangular belt buckle with wooden elements, branded to Baker Oil Treating (Magnachem Ltd.). Features: A rectangular belt buckle, with rounded corners. The base is cast metal (likely brass), mounted in-which is a raised, curved block of wood. The buckle is curved. Front Design: The metal base has a 2mm border, in-which is attached a taller (4mm above the metal base) block of wood with laser-cut elements entched in the top surface. The design is comprised of an icon logo (an open triangular logo with the interior shape that of a triangular chemical flask, and a liquid drop in the centre) to the left, and text to the right. In large block text "BAKER", in smaller text below "OIL TREATING", and in tiny text below "Division of Magnachem Limited; A Baker Oil Tools Company". Back Elements: The back has a texture of raised, scattered dashes. The hook (curved) and the hinge (rectangular with indented outer corners) are connected with a raised section. On the raised section is the maker's mark "Century CANADA". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Baker Oil Treating. Wooden belt buckle with brass backing. Text laser etched into wood. (Donated by Gordon McQuaig).

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Belt Buckles
Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Century Canada

Time Period

20th Century

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

51 mm

Width

79 mm

Depth

18 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding back elements, the thickness of the belt buckle is 9mm. The metal base is 4.5mm, the wooden block is 4.5mm.

Material

Metal, Wood

Color

Bronze, Brown

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Wear, Dent, Adhesive Residue, Scratch

Date Examined

Mar 28, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

A couple of patches of adhesive residue on the back, in the bottom-right, and bottom-left corner and on the same corner of the hinge.

Surface

Light scratches on the surface of the wood. Light denting on the metal border. Some patches of missing finish on the edge of the metal border, notably in the centre and to the right on the bottom edge.

Mechanism

Hinge is free-moving.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 24, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 28, 2023