Crane
Object
2006.12.1
Truck mounted crane. Sheridan Equipment Company Ltd. power shovel, driver and operator cab windows are boarded over, gantry has been taken down and is stored for transport. Painted number remnants on front PL and PR sides "50252". Maker's plaque located in front of operator's cab describes this as "The Thew Shovel , Lorain, Ohio, USA, Always Mention This Number When Ordering Parts 32047" smaller plaque beside it carries USA patent numbers [unable to read these without cleaning.] Spare tire located under tool bin in front of operator's cab, tool bin contains miscellaneous pieces including a length of wooden cribbing, iron hook, rectangular frame of angle iron, many problematical items and lots of dirt. Serial # 32147, Model TC-320, Spec. # 50252. Rear view mirror has been broken, the strapping holding the plywood over the window is separated at the back of the operator's cab and is flapping in the wind.
From the Entity Maintenance record, this crane was used at Tuchitua Grader Station and according to the Donation Release Slip from Asset Management was used to build bridges on the Alaska and Campbell highways.
Historical films at Yukon Archives showed 2 power shovels resembling this at one of the Alaska Highway handover ceremonies, probably in 1974. MN, May 2006.
Historical films at Yukon Archives showed 2 power shovels resembling this at one of the Alaska Highway handover ceremonies, probably in 1974. MN, May 2006.
Lorain truck mounted crane was made by the Sheridan Equipment company in Lorain, Ohio. The crane was a product of industrial inventor Richard Threw. Known as the Threw shovel, this crane concept created by R. Threw in 1895 was innovative for its 360 degree revolving power shovel, with much more range and mobility than the steam-shovels before hand.