Sign, Identification
Sign, Identification
Sign, Identification

Sign, Identification

Object number2009.14.1
Date1950-1993
Mediumglass; metal; paint
Credit LineGift of Joseph Maline
DescriptionQuality Control Calibration Lab sign.Dimensions5.875 x 12 x 0.25 in. (14.9 x 30.5 x 0.6 cm)
InscriptionsGold, accented with black, text printed backwards on the back: "QUALITY CONTROL / CALIBRATION LAB."
Historical NotesQuality Control Calibration lab sign from Westinghouse Electric. Joseph Maline was a metrologist for Westinghouse Electric in East Liberty. (A metrologist makes precision measurements and comparisons of physical quantities such as mass, length, time, force, speed, voltage, and current; they calibrate precision equipment which measures these physical units.) Maline worked at Westinghouse from 1950 to 1993. His father, Joseph Stephen Maline also worked at Westinghouse as a Safety Coordinator and Welder for 42 years.
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