Aug 26, 2011 · The John F. Byers Machine Company of Ravenna, Ohio, introduced its Auto-Crane in 1914, and by the early 1920s many manufacturers offered traction wheel mounted cranes, some with wide wheels good for flotation and some with narrow, hard rubber tires.

Aug 15, 2013 · In 1920, International Crane incorporated as the Universal Crane Company in nearby Elyria, and it operated as a subsidiary of Thew until it was merged into Thew in 1939. Thew, in the meantime, began using the Lorain trade name, and thousands of …

During the 1920s, when Crane expanded overseas, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of valves and fittings. During the next few decades, Crane continued to employ thousands of Chicago-area residents at its Kedzie Avenue plant, and the company's annual sales rose to over US$300 million by the mid-1950s.

The Browning Engineering Co. Collection showcases a variety of the company's locomotive cranes, as well as their use during early twentieth-century building projects, including the construction of the Panama Canal.

Jan 18, 2018 · 1920s The 1920s marked the advent of bucket wheel excavators. The high-powered mining tools, which are the largest heavy machines, were invaluable in mining precious minerals.

Feb 15, 2025 · Northwest 80-D crawler crane [R] photo. c. 1952 Unit 1020 crawler crane/backhoe/shovel photo. 1950s Wayne Crane 66 crawler crane photo. c. 1925 Universal Crane Company crane upper works photo. 1926 Marion 21 electric shovel [R] photo, photo, photo, video. 1920s Wilford tractor shovel photo. c. 1925 Bay City one-man excavator photo photo

The Weaver Auto Crane was a popular product that was first made in 1915. It could convert a truck or even a car into a tow truck. It came in several capacities. A gas engine model introduced in 1928 was called the Power Wrecking Crane. Several Toy Companies produced replicas of it.

Jul 2, 2019 · The first truck cranes were designed to be mounted on conventional over-the-road-trucks. Most often these trucks had rubber tires (including solid tires in their day), but half-track conversion attachments were available to give the truck mobility over poor ground conditions.

May 20, 2021 · This fixer-upper is the upper works of a 1920s Universal Crane. In 1919, this Elyria, Ohio, firm developed the first crane for truck mounting; they furnished the crane for the customer's truck.

Mar 6, 2025 · The new machine, the first true Manitowoc universal crane/excavator, could be converted to operate as a crane, shovel, dragline or trench hoe. It was launched in 1927 as the model 125 (later called the 1500) with 1¼-cubic-yard capacity.