General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood cab and parts/metal

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

580.0 cm

Width

350.0 cm

Height

390.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

31751.5

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Civil engineering

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bucyrus Erie

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

South Milwaukee

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

TO MID 1960'S

Canada

The machine could be arranged as a railway ditcher, a dragline, a crane, or an extraction shovel. The one in the collection is an extraction shovel. It was most likely used in quarry as the donor’s address is “Quarry Rd.”

Function

Excavation

Technical

Basic earth moving machine during the steam era. Steam excavating equipment was first used in late 1790s, and an early shovel was patented by Otis in 1839. The machines were used predominantly in mid to late 19th century, and early 20th century. Bycyrus Erie, established in 1880 was a very important manufacturer of surface and underground mining equipment. It was purchased by Caterpillar in 1997.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None

Missing

N/A

Finish

Cab painted yellow, with white interior/grey painted metal front/white painted dipper and boom

Decoration

None