Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,649 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Eimco

From Graces Guide
Exhibit at Geevor Tin Mine Museum.
Exhibit at Geevor Tin Mine Museum.

of USA and Team Valley, Gateshead.

  • Founded in 1894 as the Eastern Iron and Metal Corporation in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 1960 Rockershovels and filters for mining

The Eimco Rockershovel, also known as the 'Mucker' was powered by compressed air at 3-8 bar. It weighs 2025kg and although the 12B model shown in the images was the smallest in the range it was ideally suited to the very narrow tunnels at Geevor.

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Sources of Information


Sources of Information

  • Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p69