Name/Title
Clyde Log LoadersEntry/Object ID
2021.5.1Tags
Catalog, Equipment, Manual, Machinery, Public, Railroad, Railway, Crowell Lumber Co.sDescription
a manual for the Clyde Iron Works Sales Co. for standardized steam logging installations; this manual is about different log loaders: McGiffert Loader, Decker Loader, and Clyde "Rapid" Logging Machine; the McGiffert Loader is what Clyde Iron Works are known for and it has various details on how this piece of equipment is made or used as a loader or skidder; the Decker Loader and "Rapid" Logging Machine are given a spread of photos of the pieces of equipment in use and what each one is made out ofContext
Equipment catalogs or manuals that the Long Leaf Sawmill (Crowell & Spencer Lumber Co. and Crowell Long Leaf Lumber Co.) used or looked through.Collection
Tony Howe CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2021.5Source or Donor
Everett LueckAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
*title of entry*, Camp Claiborne Tony Howe Collection, *Accession Number*, *Exhibit Title (if it's being displayed)*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA.Publication Details
Publication Type
CatalogAuthor
Clyde Iron Works Sales CompanyPrinter
Clyde Iron Works Sales CompanyPublication Language
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Clyde and Kilby from Tony HoweOther Name
Clyde Log Loaders PDfOther Numbers
Number Type
DriveOther Number
SFHM.Howe.2020.Drive.001Parts
Count
40Parts
6-McGiffert Loader
28-Decker Loader
36-Clyde "Rapid" Logging MachineResearch Notes
Person
Rachel BlomquistDate
Oct 9, 2020Notes
Clyde Iron Works main office was out of Duluth, MN; also had offices in Cincinnati, Chicago, Jacksonville, New York, New Orleans, Memphis, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland; aimed to create a variety of power logging machinery for all logging operations in any conditions
