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The first patented claw machine was the Erie Digger, named after the Erie Canal and modeled after the steam shovels that dug it in New York.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
8 Dec. 2025 Emery carried everything from heavy machine parts to steam shovel teeth.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025 Robert and Jonathan Kraft operated the steam shovel to dig it.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025 Those steam shovels were built thousands of miles north of Panama at the city of South Milwaukee's Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
4 Mar. 2025 The steam shovel, which has occupied a prominent position for two years or more opposite the Chellin garage, was shipped out of town last week to do service elsewhere.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025 The first stadium was excavated by steam shovels in a short period of time in 1922.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
13 July 2024