Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation 1938

Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation 1938 Events Button Museum
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Text on Button CARNEGIE-ILLINOIS STEEL CORPORATION 1938 COMPLIMENTS USS
Image Description

White text on a blue background
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/8 inch
Additional Information

This button commemorates the purchase of Carnegie Steel Company by the United States Steel Corporation.  USS or U.S. Steel was a large corporation with control over many subsidiary companies.  After the purchase of Carnegie Steel in the early 1900's, the subsidiary company changed the name to Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company in the 1930's.

Carnegie Steel was established in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania is the late 1800's by Andrew Carnegie.
Catalog ID EV0165