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GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Accession Number
982.75.1
Description
Miniature ingot engraved with inscription.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Quantity
1
Description
Miniature ingot engraved with inscription.
Public Description
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.
Inscriptions
Vancouver Board of Trade Goodwill Tour
Accession Number
982.75.1
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
City Of Tomorrow display Cabinet 1 Drawer 1
Date Range
1954-1956
GMD
Status Symbols
Object Type
insignia
Material
fabric
Accession Number
2023.21.1
Description
Red, white, and blue Aluminum Workers Council patch, featuring a Native-style eagle or thunderbird totem with oustretched wings above a circle with text. Outer ring of the circle is white with "ALUMINUM WORKERS COUNCIL" embroidered around it in blue. Center circle is dark blue with acronyms (see Inscriptions) and "KITIMAT" embroidered on a white ingot. Entire patch has a navy blue border.
Title
Aluminum Workers Council
GMD
Status Symbols
Object Type
insignia
Description
Red, white, and blue Aluminum Workers Council patch, featuring a Native-style eagle or thunderbird totem with oustretched wings above a circle with text. Outer ring of the circle is white with "ALUMINUM WORKERS COUNCIL" embroidered around it in blue. Center circle is dark blue with acronyms (see Inscriptions) and "KITIMAT" embroidered on a white ingot. Entire patch has a navy blue border.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
fabric
Condition Remarks
Very small missing portion on upper left wingtip of bird. Much hardened glue on back.
Height
9.5 cm
Length
14.2 cm
Inscriptions
C.L.C. (Canadian Labour Congress) A.F.L.C.I.O. (American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations).
Date Range
1954-1956
Accession Number
2023.21.1
Category
Personal Symbols
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6