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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.
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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
Much of the equipment, such as the steam shovels, used to build the Panama Canal were built in South Milwaukee.
—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
Smith uses the analogy of a shovel—which increased the power of able-bodied workers—versus a steam shovel—which did the work for them.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023
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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
Much of the equipment, such as the steam shovels, used to build the Panama Canal were built in South Milwaukee.
—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
Smith uses the analogy of a shovel—which increased the power of able-bodied workers—versus a steam shovel—which did the work for them.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023
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“Steam shovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20shovel. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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