EIMCO Model 21 Rocker Shovel

PART OF:: Lancashire Coal Mining Collection transferred from Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Made:: 1955 in United Kingdom

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EIMCO (Eastern Iron Metals Company Great Britain) Ltd model 21 rocker shovel, c.1955.

A rocker shovel is a mechanical loader used in underground mining, powered by electricity or compressed air. This example was used in contract work in North West coal mining pits by Associated Tunnelling Co. Ltd.

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Category:: Coal Mining

Collection:: Lancashire Coal Mining Collection

Object Number:: Y2002.19.51

Materials:: metal

Measurements:: Overall: 1560 mm x 1150 mm x 2200 mm,

type:: rocker shovel

credit:: Gift of Salford Museum and Art Gallery

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EIMCO Model 21 Rocker Shovel

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