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OBJECT TYPE: DISPOSABLE
DATE: 1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0176.001

MANUFACTURER: Alcan Aluminum Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM FOIL.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 8.5 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Alcan
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Saint-Laurent

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS ASHTRAY NEVER USED.
Canada: MADE BY ALCAN ALUMINUM LTD., FOUNDED IN SHAWINIGAN FALLS, PQ IN 1902 AS 'NORTHERN ALUMINUM CO. LTD', THE FIRST CANADIAN SUBSIDIARY OF THE PITTSBURGH REDUCTION CO. (LATER ALCOA). ALCAN IS NOW A MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION, WITH MINING, REFINING, PRODUCTION, FABRICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE.
Function: TO RECEIVE ASHES FROM A BURNING CIGARETTE OR CIGAR.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONE OF MANY FORMED ALUMINUM CONTAINERS MADE TO BE USED, THEN RECYCLED OR DISCARDED. ALUMINUM FOIL ASHTRAYS, LIKE OTHER ALUMINUM FOIL CONTAINERS, ARE UNAFFECTED BY EXTREMES IN TEMPERATURE AND ARE INEXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE AND USE.[REF. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "ALCAN" & logo pressed in raised form into ashtray base.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: NATURAL FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Alcan Aluminum Ltd., Ashtray, 1999, Artifact no. 1999.0176, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1999.0176.001/

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