Hard hat, Washington Steel
notes: label: Description
content: This hard hat was worn by Diane Lomago, a Senior Project Engineer at the Washington Steel Plant. The blue hard hat is emblazoned with her nickname “Lady Di” with a label on the front in black print. Inside the hat, there is an adjustable plastic rim with padding to the front. There are two fabric strips to hold the hat slightly suspended above the head. Under the rim of the hat there is raised lettering reading, "RAM / CAP / MADE IN U.S.A./ AMERICAN ALL SAFE CO. / TONAWANDA, NY" & "CERTIFIED MODEL ANSI Z87.1 1989". There is a white label/sticker inside to the proper right of the hat: "This Apex Safety Hat of Cap meets OSHA requirements... APEX SAFETY PRODUCTS/Division of American Allsafe Co. Tonawanda, NY 14150-5104." The hat is slightly scratched and there are some areas of rust-colored spots or drips, but it is overall in good condition.
label: Description
content: The Washington Steel plant produced stainless steel using a Sendzimir mill, being the first location to successfully roll such product with that mill. Located near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Washington Steel was emblematic of the region’s steel manufacturing talent and success. Diane Lomago was the Senior Project Manager on the new control project for the #3 Sendzimir Mill, rather than the company buying a turnkey set of controls. Her role as a Senior Project Engineer marked a significant change of employment practice for the steel industry; at the turn of century, women were rarely seen in steel manufactories, but at present, an increasing number of women (still a small percentage of the total workforce) hold jobs as fork truck and crane operators, in the skilled trades, and as engineers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Lonnie A. Arnett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0276.020
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0276.020
label: accession number
content: 1997.0276
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hard hat
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 11 1/8 in x 8 3/4 in; 17.145 cm x 28.2575 cm x 22.225 cm