Sample, Sheet, Aluminum
Object number96.68.339
MediumAluminum Paint
Credit LineGift of Alcoa, Inc.
DescriptionRectangle piece of aluminum with black cursive text covering the front side.Dimensions10.625 x 0.1 x 8 in. (27 x 0.3 x 20.3 cm)InscriptionsPrinted in black cursive text on front side:
ALUMINUM/I Price of Aluminum in the United States for ten years ending in 1894./1884 - SIXTEEN DOLLARS PER POUND---------1894(Mar. 1st) - FIFTY-FIVE CENTS--. Listed below pricing is text of six more facts about the Pittsburgh Reduction Company.
Printed at bottom in black cursive text: The Pittsburgh Reduction Company.
MarksGlued to top of front paper label written in ink 1232
Historical NotesThis piece might have been created for an anniversary celebration or commemoration event for the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, the predecessor of ALCOA.
Related institution
Aluminum Company of America
(1907 - 1998)
Previous owner
Roy A. Hunt
Related institution
Pittsburgh Reduction Company
Subjects
Terms
On View
Not on viewAluminum Company of America
WearEver, subsidiary of ALCOA, Inc.
G.T. Schjeldahl Company
Mine Safety Appliances Company
Aluminum Company of America
