Model of Lima Excavator type 1201.
- Made:
- 1948-1949
Model of Lima Excavator type 1201.
This fine maker's model is of a Lima type 1201 excavator fitted with a crowd shovel of approximately 3 cubic metre capacity. This was an all-purpose machine which could also operate a drag-line. Such excavators were generally used in open-cast mining, quarrying and construction projects. This 1:18 scale model was presented to the Museum by the makers, Lima-Hamilton of Ohio, one of the world's leading manufacturers of such equipment at the time.
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Details
- Category:
- Mining & Ore Dressing
- Object Number:
- 1949-48
- type:
- model
- credit:
- Lima-Hamilton Corporation
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