Sign, Instructional
Object number2010.105.3
Mediumwood; paint
Credit LineGift of Mike Bilcsik
DescriptionRectangular wood sign. Yellow background with red and black instructional text about proper clothing.Dimensions24 x 0.25 x 18 in. (61 x 0.6 x 45.7 cm)InscriptionsRed and black text: "NOTICE / DO NOT ENTER / CASTHOUSE / WITHOUT WEARING / PROPER FLAME-PROOF / CLOTHING / DURING CAST OR FLUSH".
Historical NotesFrom Duquesne Works in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. The donor, Mike Bilcsik, worked there. Donor 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.
Related institution
United Steelworkers of America
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
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c. 1950
1932-2017
