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Commemorative

Object number2022.39.1 a-c

Manufacturer United States Steel Corporation

Date1963

OriginTerni, Italy

MediumStainless steel; Wood(?); Fabric; Brass; Satin; Velvet; Paperboard; Paper; Ink

Credit LineGift of Arlene Campoli

DescriptionStainless steel ingot with rectangular body that tapers slightly toward base. Body is shiny and reflective. Top section is inset and is the rough material. Rounded rectangular wooden(?) clamshell box covered in navy blue moiré fabric. Brass clasp on front and two hinges on back. Interior of lid is lined with navy blue satin. Interior of bottom is lined with navy blue velvet; there is a rectangular depression for the ingot; the rear section of the depression is torn revealing off-white paperboard beneath. Off-white rectangular paper business card was received inside the box with the ingot.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 4.188 x 2.75 x 1 in. (10.6 x 7 x 2.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b - closed): 1.625 x 4.688 x 6.25 in. (4.1 x 11.9 x 15.9 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b - open): 6.75 x 4.688 x 7.125 in. (17.1 x 11.9 x 18.1 cm)
Height x Width (c): 2.25 x 3.813 in. (5.7 x 9.7 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
One face has hand-engraved text at bottom "nell... / Sam / Campoli".

(c)
Front has printed black text " "TERNI" / Società per l'Industria e l'Elettricità / Stabilimenti Siderurgici / Dr. RENATO CARDANO A. I. M. / Capo Servizio Fabbricazione Acciaio / TERNI / Viale Benedetto Brin, 218 / Telef. 48.171-48.176 ".

Front has handwritten text in blue ink "30/9/63 / To Mister Sam Campoli / with kind regards".
Marks(a)
One face has engraved Italian text at top "[logo with text "TERNI"] / 14 LUGLIO 1963 / COLATA X 31621 / AISI 304".

Other face has engraved Italian text near center "PRIMA COLATA SPERIMENTALE / EFFETTUATA DALLA Terni / CON LA COLLABORAZIONE / DELLA "U S S" ".
Historical NotesSam Campoli was one of eleven children born to Giovanni “Jon” and Maria Campoli (originally spelled Camipoli), who immigrated from Reggio Emilia in the region of Emilia-Romagna to Buena Vista, Pa. He was the first-American born child in the family. The Campoli’s lived in a company town (otherwise known as a coal patch) and they shared housing with another Northern Italian family. They moved to Blythedale in the late 1920s. Sam’s first job at U.S. Steel was as a laborer at Duquesne Works in the early 1930s; by late 1959, he was in management in the electric furnace department making stainless steel. In 1963, Campoli was sent by U.S. Steel to Terni, Italy to teach colleagues how to make stainless steel; he was gifted with an engraved ingot at the end of his foreign service. During his time in Italy, he visited near-by Rome, where he picked up souvenirs for his family: a rosary from the Vatican for his wife Florence Minkus Campoli, various saints medals from the Roman catacombs for his daughters Geraldine and Cathie, and an embroidered dress for his youngest daughter Arlene. Many of these items are religious in nature, which is notable for Campoli was non-religious and mentioned his parents' sentiments about the Catholic church not supporting peasants in Italy. He also picked up some medals from a jewelry store in Terni. Campoli never missed a day of work, retiring after 42 years as General Turn Foreman.

Previous owner Sam Campoli

Related person Dr. Renato Cardano

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