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Commemorative

Object number2015.77.1 a-c

Date1979

MediumWood/Steel/Metal/Felt

Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection

DescriptionCommemorative consisting of wood base, removable piece from first electric furnace heat, and removable piece from last open hearth heat.Dimensions(a) Height 0.75, Width 9, Depth 4.5;
(b) Height 1.313, Width 3.688, Depth 0.5;
(c) Height 2.813, Width 1.688, Depth 1.563.
Inscriptions(a)
Three silver-tone plates adhered to the top along the front:
plate on the left in front of Part b has text "First Electric / Furnace Heat / May 1979";
plate in the center has text "JL / STEEL [Jones Laughlin Steel Company logo] / an LTV company / Pittsburgh / Works";
plate on the right in front of Part c has text "Last Open Hearth / Heat / June 1979".
Historical NotesCommemorative containing piece of the first electric furnace heat from and piece of the last open hearth heat from Jones Laughlin Steel Pittsburgh Works, an LTV Company. Source is Ken Lewis, whose uncle was a machinist and his dad, brother, and brother-in-law worked on the open hearth.

Related institution Jones and Laughlin Steel Company

Related institution LTV Corporation

Previous owner Ken Lewis

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