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Hat, Hard

Object number2016.114.2

Manufacturer Mine Safety Appliances Company

Date1970-1989

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumPlastic; Nylon; Paper; Ink; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Sherry Murray

DescriptionWhite plastic hard hat. Interior is brown and has gray plastic and nylon suspension insert. Exterior has numerous stickers.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 6.75 × 8.5 × 11 in. (17.1 × 21.6 × 27.9 cm)
InscriptionsFour stickers on front:
Left front has text "LET'S MAKE PROGRESS / TOGETHER / NORTH SIDE PITTSBURGH / LMPT / [hands shaking] / LTV / STEEL / [United Steelworkers of America logo] / LOCAL 1843 / WE NEED EACH OTHER";
Top center sticker has text "North Side Pittsburgh / LTV / Steel / LMPT / MEMBER / [United Steelworkers of America logo] / Local 1843";
Middle center sticker has text "JL / STEEL / an LTV company"; and
Bottom center sticker (label-maker label) has text "LABOR RELATIONS"

Sticker on proper right side has text "WORLD [loss] BEST / PITTSBURGH / DIRECT" and behind the "PITTSBURGH" is "87%".

Sticker on proper left side has text around perimeter "I AM THE KEY TO SAFETY" with a key at center.

Sticker on back has text "PRIDE".
MarksRaised text on underside of bill "MSA".

Interior has two stickers at rear:
Left sticker has red text including "SKULLGARD / PROTECTIVE HAT OR CAP / [patent numbers] / [safety information] / MSA MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY / PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A., 15208";
Right sticker has black text including "WARNING / This helmet...[safety and cleaning information]".
Historical NotesSherry Murray’s hard hat. She held an office position but used this for floor walks in the plant. Sherry Murray was employed as the Director of Industrial Relations for the Pittsburgh Works of J&L/LTV from 1984-1989, where she met her husband, Roy Murray, Jr., a plant employee from 1964-1988 (retired in 2004 as Director of Collective Bargaining Serves, USWA). After it closed, she worked for a time with Alcoa in a similar leadership position. Roy’s dad, J. Roy Murray, Sr., was with the Steelworkers Organizing Committee and Local 1843 of the Steelworkers (who negotiated the first contract between the USWA and J&L Steel).

Previous owner Sherry Murray

Related institution Jones and Laughlin Steel Company

Related institution LTV Corporation

Related institution United Steelworkers of America

Related institution United Steelworkers of America Local 1843

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