A Kitimat tea set consisting of 1 teapot with lid (.1a-b), four saucers (.2-.5), four cups (.6-.9), a sugar bowl (.10), creamer pitcher (.11), and stand (.12).
All are white with gold trim, except for the stand, which is entirely gold.
The teapot, cups .6, .8, and .9, the creamer pitcher and the sugar bowl all have two images, one on either side: a bridge crossing a river, and an overhead view of the Alcan project near the Douglas Channel. Beneath the first image is the caption "Aluminum Center of the World" beneath and the words "Kitimat, B.C." in a yellow banner.
Cup .7 has an image of the Delta King in the Channel, with "Kitimat, B.C. Aluminum Centre of Canada" on yellow banners beneath it.
Plate .2 has this same image of the Delta King, while plates .3-.5 have an aerial view of Kitimat.
A Kitimat tea set consisting of 1 teapot with lid (.1a-b), four saucers (.2-.5), four cups (.6-.9), a sugar bowl (.10), creamer pitcher (.11), and stand (.12).
All are white with gold trim, except for the stand, which is entirely gold.
The teapot, cups .6, .8, and .9, the creamer pitcher and the sugar bowl all have two images, one on either side: a bridge crossing a river, and an overhead view of the Alcan project near the Douglas Channel. Beneath the first image is the caption "Aluminum Center of the World" beneath and the words "Kitimat, B.C." in a yellow banner.
Cup .7 has an image of the Delta King in the Channel, with "Kitimat, B.C. Aluminum Centre of Canada" on yellow banners beneath it.
Plate .2 has this same image of the Delta King, while plates .3-.5 have an aerial view of Kitimat.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
china
Condition Remarks
Interior of teapot has brown stains from usage.
Height
13 cm (teapot)
9 cm (creamer pitcher)
7 cm (teacups)
6 cm (sugar bowl)
Length
19.5 cm (teapot, spout to handle)
11 cm (cups, including handle)
9.5 cm (creamer pitcher, including handle)
Diameter
13 cm (teapot)
9 cm (sugar bowl)
8.5 cm (teacups)
6 cm (creamer pitcher)
14 cm (saucers)
Inscriptions
All pieces (except the stand) say "Royal Ascot Bone China" and "Made in England" on the bottom with the image of a crown. The teapot and creamer pitcher are numbered 159, the sugar bowl and most of the plates and cups 159A, and plate .2 and cup .7 280. The teapot and creamer pitcher say say "Munson's Drugs Ltd," and plate .2 and cup .7 say "exclusively for Erwin Jewellery."
World War 1 service pin. A pin rewarded to Canadian veterans who served in World War 1 and returned to Canada.
Physical Condition
good
Material
metal
Inscriptions
CEF
"For Service At The Front"
Accession Number
983.30.2d
Biographical Notes
William George Hatch
Record of Service:
68th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Gunner, March, 1917. England, April, 1917. "E" Battery, C.R.A., June, 1917.
France, 18th Battery C.F.A., Aug., 1917. Wounded, Amiens, Aug. 8, 1918. Canada and discharged, Jan., 1919.
Source: University of British Columbia's Record of Service, 1914 - 1918, published 1924
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According to his CEF Attestation Papers, he enlisted on 6 Mar 1917, he was 22 years and 11 months old.
Golden Bell Automatic Lighter. Silver metal with decorative front and back. Front - photo of two members of the Kitimat Pipe Band, one with the large drum and the other with bagpipes. Back - Red, gold and black Pipe Band insignia with 'Kitimat BC Canada' below in red letters. Lighter is housed in a small cardboard box - burgundy coloured lid, white bottom. Box is hinged on one side with yellowed cellophane tape. Made in Japan stamped on the bottom of the box.
Golden Bell Automatic Lighter. Silver metal with decorative front and back. Front - photo of two members of the Kitimat Pipe Band, one with the large drum and the other with bagpipes. Back - Red, gold and black Pipe Band insignia with 'Kitimat BC Canada' below in red letters. Lighter is housed in a small cardboard box - burgundy coloured lid, white bottom. Box is hinged on one side with yellowed cellophane tape. Made in Japan stamped on the bottom of the box.