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Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
C160646-2
Date(s)
- 1971 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
ca. 1971. Copy of customer print ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co. on August 2, 1971. View of crane carrying large, narrow container. This is possibly a Karricon straddle carrier. Star Iron & Steel, a major manufacturer of cranes, hoists and special machinery, had received in January of 1971 an exclusive license to manufacturer and sell Karricon self-propelled straddle carriers in the United States. They would be manufacturing two models with a capacity of 30 tons.
Hoisting machinery; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma);