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Apron, Occupational

Object number2017.97.7

MediumFabric; Cotton; Paint

Credit LineGIft of the Graphic Communications Conference-International Brotherhood of Teamster's Local 24M

DescriptionLight blue occupational apron. Light brown/off-white cotton twill neck strap. Two light brown/off-white cotton twill waist straps. Front has printed navy blue company information. One pocket on the proper left chest and two on the proper right hip.DimensionsHeight x Width: 38.5 x 23 in. (97.8 x 58.4 cm)
InscriptionsFront has printed navy blue text including "PJ / PJ PHILLIPS & JACOBS, INC. / PHILADELPHIA WILKESBARRE LANCASTER PITTSBURGH / [phone numbers] / FILM / PLATES / CHEMICALS / EQUIPMENT / BE RECOGNIZED. / PRINT QUALITY. / 3M / COMPANY / PRINTING PRODUCTS".
Historical NotesPart of a collection from Local 24 of the Graphic Communications Conference-International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The national union descends from the National Typographical Union which formed in 1852 and became the International Typographic Union in 1869. The union splintered in the late 1890s/early 1900s into several unions representing pressmen, bookbinders, stereotypers/electrotypers, lithographers, and platemakers, before slowly merging back together over the years. In 1983, the Graphic Communications International Union formed from the merging of the Int. Printing and Graphics Communication Union and the Graphic Arts International Union. Finally in 2005, the GCC union merged with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to create the present-day organization. Local 24 started in the early 1900s as a group of Lithographers in the Pittsburgh area. In 2016, they downsized their offices and moved from Uptown to Three Mile Run, and in the process, donated their records and this collection of artifacts. Most of the material donated was made by the union such as buttons, posters, stickers, flat product sheets, and two printing sheets that show the change in printing technology from raised letters to flat sheets.

Related institution 3M

Related institution Phillips and Jacobs, Inc.

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