MARION STEAM SHOVEL - 1922 Catalog of Excavating Machinery w Prints Factory Spec

Description

Marion Steam Shovel Company – Trade Catalog and Drawings
The Catalog:
Title:  Marion Excavating Machinery – Trade Catalog No. 190
Author:  The Marion Steam Shovel Company
Date:  1922
Size of Book:  8 1/2 in x 11 in
Condition:  New Print – Professionally Published
Excerpts from the 1922 Advertisement:
Marion Excavating Machinery tells the story of the possibilities of the Marion shovels and their application to mining and construction.
The catalog d
escribes the Marion Electric Shovels which have tremendous new possibilities for more economical stripping and open-cut. The shovels were the last word in big tonnage operation. Also the Marion large steam shovels.
Tells of Marion Electric and Gasoline-Shovels with their special advantages in mining and their wide range of use not only as a shovel but also with orange peel and clamshell buckets, with a dragline and as a crane.
The catalog illustrates the application of Marion Shovels, Steam as well as Electric and Gasoline-Electric, in metal mining, coal and non-metallic mining, in quarrying, and many phases of earth handling.
What’s in the Catalog: Numerous photos, description, drawings, comparisons, and specs for the Marion Steam Shovel Line (see listing photos)
Types of Shovels presented:  Railroad type, revolving, dragline/clamshell/orangepeel excavators, log loaders, cranes, dredges, ditchers, ballast unloaders, and hoisting machinery.
No. of Pages: 24 (thick gloss paper, heavy cover)
Rips or tears: None
Folds: None
Writing or Markings: None
The Drawing Prints:
Included: Four Reprints
The Plant of the Marion Steam Shovel Company in 1895
Comparison Diagrams of The Marion Steam Shovel Company – Type 450, 5480, and 5600 shovels (1928)
Diagram of a Standard Steam Shovel – Railway Type (1920s)
Diagram of a Revolving Electric Clamshell mounted on crawling traction trucks (1920s)
Size of Prints: 8 ½ in x 11 in
Condition:  New Reprints - Ready for Framing
Paper: Parchment 65lb - Thick Cardstock
Rips or tears: None
Folds: None
Writing or Markings: None
The catalog and illustrative prints are packaged in a new pocket folder and shipped in a heavy-duty non-bendable mailer.