Summary

A black and white photograph attached to an album page. Part of a group of five album pages and three loose photographs depicting excavators, winches and other industrial equipment manufactured by A.T. Harman & Sons.

Part of a collection of photographs, film, engineering drawings, trade literature and business papers relating to the operations of the Victorian engineering firm A.T. Harman & Sons, of Port Melbourne. The company was active from the 1890s to late 1960s in the manufacture of steam winches, steam, petrol and diesel powered shovels, excavators and cranes, and other industrial equipment. They were eventually taken over by the Swedish firm Kockums, and the Melbourne Works closed. The material includes a considerable amount of trade literature from other overseas manufacturers of shovels and excavators.

Description of Content

Side view of a Harman & Sons rail-mounted excavator on a white background. The boom, bucket and drums are visible, there is also a man standing near the gears, he has one hand resting on his hip and the other on a handle. Written on the side of the platform is 'Alfred Harman Port Melbourne Eng Works'

Physical Description

Black and white photograph attached to a black photographic album page.

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