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Bowl

Object number2015.9.1

Manufacturer Aluminum Company of America (1907 - 1998)

Date1953

MediumAluminum

Credit LineGift of Tony Schellenbach

DescriptionCircular commemorative aluminum bowl. Plain, curved sides. Engraving of the Alcoa Building on the interior bottom of the bowl with engraved text below.Dimensions5.125 x 5.125 x 1.75 in. (13 x 13 x 4.4 cm)
InscriptionsEngraved text on the interior bottom of the bowl "ALCOA BUILDING / DEDICATION / SEPTEMBER 1953".
MarksMaker's mark on underside at center: "[Kensington logo] / Kensington".
Historical NotesAlcoa commemorative bowl commemorating the opening of the Alcoa Building in September of 1953. The donor Tony Schellenbach's father, Burton W. Schellenbach, was the account executive with Fuller, Smith and Ross, an advertising agency in Cleveland, Ohio, who handled Alcoa's advertising.

Previous owner Burton W. Schellenbach

Related institution Fuller, Smith and Ross

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