Rivet catcher
notes: label: Description
content: This rivet catcher is made of metal and is in a cone-shape with a handle casted on its side. It is slightly dented, showing that and other signs of wear on the outside and inside. Rivet catchers are used to catch rivets that have yet to be used or are unsatisfactory. Rivets are permanent fasteners suitable for heavy loads, making them imperative for industrial processes like welding.
label: Description
content: This object was gifted by Larry L. Culp from the Culp Welding & Machine Company. Culp was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up primarily in the nearby Maryland suburb of Rockville. His grandfather founded the Culp Welding Company, a small welding business that his father then took over. Culp Welding stayed in steady business for decades, rarely employing more than a dozen workers at one time. Larry Culp sometimes helped on the shop floor, where he observed his grandfather and father run the business. Informed by these experiences and values, Culp became Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of General Electric Company, an American multinational conglomerate, on October 1, 2018.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Maryland, Silver Spring
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Larry L. Culp
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1994.3119.02
label: nonaccession number
content: 1994.3119
label: catalog number
content: 1994.3119.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Rivet Catcher, Welding Equipment
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 3/4 in x 11 1/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 24.765 cm x 28.575 cm x 24.13 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 7/8 in x 11 1/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 27.6225 cm x 28.575 cm x 24.13 cm