Gavel

Object number2010.77.1

Date1930-1935

MediumWood

Credit LineGift of Harriet Naser

DescriptionWooden gavel. Head has two rounded, flat, wooden surfaces, narrows at the center and is attached to a thin wooden handle. Two incised parallel lines at the bottom of the handle.Dimensions1.625 x 3.25 x 9.25 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 23.5 cm)
Historical NotesCarnegie Steel Company gavel used to call the board meetings to order when Isaac Lamont Hughes (donor Harriet Naser's uncle) was president of the company from 1930 until Carnegie Steel merged with Illinois Steel and became Carnegie-Illinois Steel in 1935. He became Vice President of Carnegie-Illinois for a short while before taking over as Secretary of Pennsylvania Department of Highways. He began his career in steel in 1897 at the Edgar Thompson Works in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Carnegie Steel was the largest subsidiary company of United States Steel when it formed in 1901.

Related person Isaac Lamont Hughes

Related institution Carnegie Steel Company

Related institution Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company

Related institution Pennsylvania Department of Highways

Related institution Edgar Thompson Works

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