Lorain 75B Shovel

Lorain 75 B Shovel

Lorain 75Bm 1 1/4 yd, 110 hp Diesel Shovel, photos below, made by the Thew Shovel Company, in Lorain Ohio.

Men beside- Front, my Uncle James “Jim” Gent, the Mine Superintendent, and behind him, my Uncle Herman Widdifield, Mine Mechanic

Photos courtesy Donna Wallace Kranyak

2 youtube videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOw1hg1sQ8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uGRFulsSPY&feature=related

Shovel used at the Eastern mine

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