Tacking iron has triangular metal head with a temperature dial on top. Base of the head is painted green. It is attached to a wooded handle by a metal rod, rivetted to the head. Attached at the base of the handle is a rubber cord endinging in a two pronged plug. Protecting the rubber cord is a flexible spiral metal sheath attached at the base of the wooden handle.
Tacking iron has triangular metal head with a temperature dial on top. Base of the head is painted green. It is attached to a wooded handle by a metal rod, rivetted to the head. Attached at the base of the handle is a rubber cord endinging in a two pronged plug. Protecting the rubber cord is a flexible spiral metal sheath attached at the base of the wooden handle.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal and wood
rubber
Condition Remarks
Dirty, scratched, green paint on head is worn away
Coulter Electric thermometer inside a gold frame with a picture of a blue 1930 Dusenberg car. At the top there are two addresses for Coulter Electric LTD. one at Kitimat and the other at Terrace. At the top left there is a small thermostat.
Coulter Electric thermometer inside a gold frame with a picture of a blue 1930 Dusenberg car. At the top there are two addresses for Coulter Electric LTD. one at Kitimat and the other at Terrace. At the top left there is a small thermostat.
Rectangular ingot with ALCAN engraved in the front in capital letters. Silver in colour. Corners are rounded.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Many scratches, stains, and other marks across the surface, both front and back. Many small holes in back. Stains in various colours - white, pinkish, brown (possible rust).
Coulter Electric thermometer inside a gold frame with a picture of a blue 1916 Stutz Bearcat car. At the bottom there are two addresses for Coulter Electric LTD., one at Kitimat and the other at Terrace. At the bottom left there is a small thermostat.
Coulter Electric thermometer inside a gold frame with a picture of a blue 1916 Stutz Bearcat car. At the bottom there are two addresses for Coulter Electric LTD., one at Kitimat and the other at Terrace. At the bottom left there is a small thermostat.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal
glass
paper
Condition Remarks
Stains/smudges/scratches on glass front, front of photograph, and back. Small spots of rust all around the frame. Paper is yellowing.
Width
13 cm
Length
18 cm
Inscriptions
"1916 -- Stutz Bearcat. Compliments of COULTER ELECTRIC LIMITED."
Stamp used by the Kitimat Choristers, a local choral group. Handle is black with "Sentinel Stationery and Office Equipment Kitimat" written in small gold letters. The base is reddish brown with the words "Kitimat Choristers" written across it.
Stamp used by the Kitimat Choristers, a local choral group. Handle is black with "Sentinel Stationery and Office Equipment Kitimat" written in small gold letters. The base is reddish brown with the words "Kitimat Choristers" written across it.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
Wood
Condition Remarks
General wear & tear. Some of the red wood is chipped away along the edges of the base.
Slide showing house at presumably smeltersite. House is on slight hill with dirt road leading up. Tree stumps with planters? in front of house. Forest visible directly behind it.
James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
Slide showing house at presumably smeltersite. House is on slight hill with dirt road leading up. Tree stumps with planters? in front of house. Forest visible directly behind it.
Slide showing house at presumably smeltersite. Forest visible directly behind it. House is on slight hill with dirt road leading up from road below. Another house is peaking out on the edge on the right.
James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
Slide showing house at presumably smeltersite. Forest visible directly behind it. House is on slight hill with dirt road leading up from road below. Another house is peaking out on the edge on the right.
