But the only piece of aluminum on the 1971 lemon pig is its curlicue tail. Its eyes are cloves, it stands on four toothpicks and a little slit cut for its mouth holds a penny. “For good luck in ...

His name, in fact, was short for “the Kaiser Aluminum Pig.” KAP, according to The Times’ archives, was the mascot for the relatively short-lived “Kaiser Aluminum-Land,” the home to the ...