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Speed Shovel used for Excavating Foundations

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Part Of
Rough Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
986.21.22
Scope and Content
Equipment used for the removal of debris from excavations for construction sites in the Kitimat Project --1952
Part Of
Rough Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
986.21.22
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 27 cm
Scope and Content
Equipment used for the removal of debris from excavations for construction sites in the Kitimat Project --1952
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Equipment
Euclid
Geographic Access
Kitimat
Storage Location
photograph storage
GMD
Storage & Display Accessories
Object Type
stand
Material
aluminum
rock
Wood
Artist
Hansen, Norm
Accession Number
2022.34.2
Description
Ashtray stand handcrafted by Norm Hansen, a millwright in Kemano. The top and base are made of aluminum fashioned in a disc-like shape, with a section of light yellowish-brown wood above the base and below the top. The top 'disc' is smaller than the bottom one. In the middle is a cylindrical rock core sample from the mountains near Kemano, marbled black-and-white in colour.
Artist
Hansen, Norm
GMD
Storage & Display Accessories
Object Type
stand
Description
Ashtray stand handcrafted by Norm Hansen, a millwright in Kemano. The top and base are made of aluminum fashioned in a disc-like shape, with a section of light yellowish-brown wood above the base and below the top. The top 'disc' is smaller than the bottom one. In the middle is a cylindrical rock core sample from the mountains near Kemano, marbled black-and-white in colour.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
aluminum
rock
Wood
Condition Remarks
Some scuff marks and grime, particularly on base. Could probably be washed off.
Height
64 cm
Diameter
29 cm
Accession Number
2022.34.2
Category
Household Accessories
Location
artifact storage
Place of Manufacture
Canada: Kemano, BC