Aluminium ingot

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Title

Aluminium ingot

Subject

Highlands

Description

In 1929 the Lochaber aluminium smelter opened in Fort William. The British Aluminium Company had developed an area of 303 square miles around Ben Nevis where there is an average rainfall of 406 cm per year. This was ideal for the hydro-electric scheme that would be needed to manufacture the aluminium. This small block of aluminium was made from the first cast produced on 30 December 1929. The ingot was given to one of the senior members of the construction staff. The smelter has been an important employer in Fort William for more than 90 years. It is still operational and the last remaining aluminium smelter in the United Kingdom.

Creator

Lochaber smelter

Date

1929

Contributor

eulac3d

Language

English

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

104

Date Modified

16/12/2020

Medium

West Highland Museum

Spatial Coverage

find,56.8290951,-5.0726465;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

West Highlands Museum

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Prim Media

319

Material

aluminium

Object Number

2291

Citation

Lochaber smelter, “Aluminium ingot,” West Highalnds Museum, accessed January 23, 2025, https://whm100.org/omeka/items/show/318.

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