Sign, Informational
Object number2010.91.1
Date1940-1980
MediumWood, paint
Credit LineGift of Family of Vincent D. Boldy
DescriptionRectangular wooden sign. Black painted surface with white lettering.Dimensions0.825 x 9.75 x 72 in. (2.1 x 24.8 x 182.9 cm)InscriptionsBlack painted surface with white lettering that reads: "HAZELWOOD COKE / CLEAN AS A WHISTLE"
Historical NotesA wood Hazelwood Coke sign found in the Florida retirement home of donor Kathleen Boldy's grandfather, Forrest McIntire, who was a plant superintendent at J&L in Hazelwood in the 1940s. The sign documents this important part of steelmaking, the coke works, and is an ironic remnant of a hot, dirty part of the process.
Related institution
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Previous owner
Forrest McIntire
Subjects
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Tim Kaulen
1918
1991-2019
1932-2017
