Carnegie Steel Company, Lucy Furnaces time book
Creation: 1904Abstract
Carnegie Steel Company was a large steel manufacturer primarily founded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) in 1892, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lucy Furnaces were blast furnaces that initially produced iron, but switched to steel. This item is a time book registering the hours worked by Carnegie Steel Company Lucy Furnaces employees in 1904.
Dates
- Creation: 1904
Creator
- Carnegie Steel Company (Organization)
Extent
1 volume(s)
Historical Note
Carnegie Steel Company was a large steel manufacturer primarily founded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) in 1892, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Andrew Carnegie began working in the iron and steel industry years earlier. In 1865, he left his superintendent position at the Pennsylvania Railroad to form the Keystone Bridge Works. Carnegie built two blast furnaces next to the Keystone Bridge Works called the Lucy Furnaces, named after his brother, Thomas Carnegie's (1843-1866) wife, Lucy Ackerman Coleman Carnegie (1847-1916). Lucy Furnace No. 1 was built from 1871 to 1872; Lucy Furnace No. 2 started operation in 1877. After learning the Bessemer steel process, the plant switched from iron to steel.
Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, Andrew Carnegie founded several ironworks and steelworks, and business partner Henry Frick (1849-1919) suggested that he consolidate all the plants under one company. The consolidation formed the Carnegie Steel Company. The Lucy Furnaces ceased operation in 1930 and were demolished in 1937.
Scope and Contents
This item is a time book registering the hours worked by Carnegie Steel Company Lucy Furnaces employees in 1904. Recorded are the conductor hourly wages per week. Only two pages are filled out; the rest of the book is blank.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Carnegie Steel Company, Lucy Furnaces time book
- Author:
- Laurie Sather
- Date:
- 2022
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository