Button, Promotional
Button, Promotional
Button, Promotional

Button, Promotional

Object number2010.105.6
Manufacturer
OriginLaSalle, IL
Mediummetal
Credit LineGift of Mike Bilcsik
DescriptionCircular metal button. Blue background with black printed text with message and central image of Dorothy 6 blast furnace. Safety pin closure on back. Engraved maker's information on back.Dimensions2.25 x 2.25 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
InscriptionsBlack printed text "SAVE DOROTHY SIX".
MarksEngraved text on back "BADGE / -A- / MINIT" and "LASALLE / ILL. 61301".
Historical NotesDonor Mike Bilcsik was the last President of United Steelworkers of America, Local 1256, before they folded during the 1980s recession. He led the campaign in 1983-1984 to save the Dorothy furnace from demolition. Dorothy Six was the largest blast furnace in the world and once the pride of the Mon Valley. Despite the grassroots “Save Dorothy” campaign, U. S. Steel demolished the furnace two years later.
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