Miniature aluminum ingot – prior to the tri-lock design – presented to delegates on the Vancouver Board of Trade Goodwill Tour in 1960. The Vancouver Board of Trade also sent a 220-member industrial tour party in 1955 to visit the new towns of Kitimat and Kemano.
Blue Alcan logo on front, and Alcan workers image on back
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Height
2.5 cm
Length
5.6 cm
Inscriptions
Front: Kitimat Works, one of the largest aluminum smelters in the world: part of Kitimat yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd
Back: Kitimat B.C. Canada
Commemorative miniature aluminum ingot - regular-grade aluminum, unpolished with "KITIMAT" in raised letters across the top. Made by the men in casting at the time of the opening of the smelter, 1954.
Commemorative miniature aluminum ingot - regular-grade aluminum, unpolished with "KITIMAT" in raised letters across the top. Made by the men in casting at the time of the opening of the smelter, 1954.
Commemorative miniature aluminum ingot - higher-grade aluminum?, polished with "ALCAN" in raised letters accross the top. Made by the company for those attending the opening of the smelter, 1954.
Commemorative miniature aluminum ingot - higher-grade aluminum?, polished with "ALCAN" in raised letters accross the top. Made by the company for those attending the opening of the smelter, 1954.
Souvenir object - very small wooden packboard with a toy 'papoose' baby made from fabric attached to the board. At right of the baby "Kitimat, BC" is engraved in the wood.
Souvenir object - very small wooden packboard with a toy 'papoose' baby made from fabric attached to the board. At right of the baby "Kitimat, BC" is engraved in the wood.
Green brochure titled "Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited" "1956 Plan of Assisted House Purchase" "How Company Employees Can Acquire Homes in Kitimat During 1956"
Green brochure titled "Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited" "1956 Plan of Assisted House Purchase" "How Company Employees Can Acquire Homes in Kitimat During 1956"
Brochure containing tourist information, maps of Kitimat and area (including Kitamaat Village and Cable Car / Cablecar Subdivision), and advertisements for local businesses, circa 1990s-early 2000s. Front has a photo of Centennial Park and totem pole.
Brochure containing tourist information, maps of Kitimat and area (including Kitamaat Village and Cable Car / Cablecar Subdivision), and advertisements for local businesses, circa 1990s-early 2000s. Front has a photo of Centennial Park and totem pole.
