Showing off the product: a diagram of Vulcan's product line exhibition at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, NY, in 1901. Vulcan participated in most of the "world's fairs" of the era, including the Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. It's worthy of note that all of the products shown here: the leaders, the #2 steam hammer, the … Continue reading Vulcan’s Awards at the Columbian (Chicago, 1893) and Pan-American Expositions (Buffalo, 1901)
This is another ad in our series of Vulcan ads from the 1920's, in this case appearing in the 5 December 1929 issue of Engineering News-Record. But this ad is a departure from the others in several respects. It's not clear from the photos or ad copy what kind of hammer this actually is. The … Continue reading Holes had to be punched through concrete for these piles
https://youtu.be/a1UUXuO2Ia0 This is a video clip of a yard test of the Foster 1800 vibratory driver at Vulcan Iron Works' Chattanooga, TN factory where it was made. The driver was the result of a program of Vulcan manufacturing L.B. Foster's vibratory drivers. The 1800 exciter was built from Foster's existing specifications, down to the lever … Continue reading Foster 1800 Vibratory Yard Test
February 24, 1839 Civil engineer William Smith Otis of Philadelphia was issued U.S. patent number 1,089 for the steam shovel, which was classified in that patent as a “Crane-Excavator for Excavating and Removing Earth.” As designed by Otis, this large steam-powered machine — when mounted on wheeled devices such as carriages or railroad cars — […] … Continue reading 1839: A U.S. Patent is Granted for a Groundbreaking Machine for Major Transportation Projects — Transportation History
December 27, 1893 A pivotal test ride took place for a newly completed truss railroad bridge in eastern-central Missouri. This four-span truss bridge, crossing the Missouri River at Bellefontaine Bluffs and serving as a link between Charles County and St. Louis County in the Show-Me State, had been built for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy […] … Continue reading 1893: A Newly Built Railroad Bridge in Missouri Passes a Crucial Test — Transportation History
It's that time of the year. Whether you follow a formal liturgical calendar or don't, if the holiday comes and you're celebrating it, you're getting ready for it. In the construction industry, we live from job to job, and we not only have to prepare for the job to start, but for it to finish … Continue reading Loading Out: A Christmas Reflection
The Alemite ad above illustrates the importance of proper lubrication. Vulcan used and specified Alemite grease fittings in products such as the Hydra-Nut and others to help their customers do lubrication and other important maintenance items on their Vulcan equipment. The "outside" of the Hydra-Nut (U.S. Patent 3,938,427.) Introduced in the 1970's to directly replace … Continue reading Alemite and Vulcan Try to Get People to Lubricate Their Equipment
I know I've spent a fair amount of time on site anniversaries this year. Those include the quarter century anniversaries of my two original sites: vulcanhammer.net and Positive Infinity. But I think it would be remiss if I didn't stop and say something about this one. I don't have an exact date when I uploaded … Continue reading Fifteen Years of vulcanhammer.info
In this post, we will see the book Moscow : A Short Guide by Vladimir Chernov. About the book To the reader This guide is a short account of Moscow and its principal points of interest for the foreign tourist who is visiting the city for the first time and has a limited time at […] … Continue reading Moscow : A Short Guide – Chernov — Mir Books
It's belated, but I didn't get the word about this until another Vulcan employee let me know. Sylvia Williams, Vulcan's office manager and confidant to its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Vernell S. Warrington, passed away 11 February 2022. From her obituary: It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sylvia … Continue reading Tribute to Sylvia Williams
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