The Vulcan Iron Works Company was founded in 1870 in Toledo, Ohio. Its industry was steam shovels and dredges and its place of operation was in Toledo, Ohio (1870-1910) and Evansville, Indiana (1910-1914). In March 1910, the business was taken over by the Bucyrus Company and moved to Evansville, Indiana. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1914 and dissolved by March 1916.
ADDRESSES
- 104-30 Vulcan Place, Toledo, OH. (1905-1908)
- 510-22 Water Street, Toledo, OH. (1915)
COMPANY NAMES
Vulcan Iron Works Company (1870-1908)
Vulcan Steam Shovel Company (1908-1910)
Bucyrus Vulcan Company (1910-1914)
PRODUCTS
- Castings
- Dippers
- Dipper Arms
- Dipper Bails
- Dipper Teeth Booms
- Engines
- "Giant" Steam Shovels
- "Little Giant" Steam Shovels
ADVERTISEMENTS
Steam Shovels & Steam Shovel Work (1894)
Steam Shovels & Steam Shovel Work (1894)
The American Fertilizer (July 1900)
Scientific American (Jan. 30, 1904)
Steam Shovel & Dredge (February 1905)
The Open Shop (January 1908)
The Irrigation Age (November 1908)
Cement & Engineering News (July 1915)