Bar ingot sample of first aluminum produced KACC

Object/Artifact

-

The Great Bend Museum

Name/Title

Bar ingot sample of first aluminum produced KACC

Entry/Object ID

2020.01.282

Description

Aluminum sample rectangle from first aluminum production 11-17-57 KACC Ravenswood works. Produced in Ohio Valley Kaiser Aluminum, Ravenswood wv. "11-17-57 for mark ethridge" lettering inscription stamped on top of ingot. likely given to Mark as an honored attendee, not as a Kaiser employee. Mark worked for the newspaper at the time and was reportedly friends with Kaiser management. This would have been a goodwill gift to him.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.01

Source or Donor

Miscellaneous FIC

Made/Created

Date made

Nov 17, 1957

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Top

Transcription

11-17-57 for Mark Ethridge

Material/Technique

Stamped

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Ingot

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mark Ethridge