Browning Crane and Shovel

[tew]

I am looking for information on this company for a friend. He has a set of book ends and was wanting to know about the company and if they ever built steam products( he is into steam real big). Thanks ahead of time for any and all help.
Terry

[BILLZIMMERLE]

Hi Terry
The Laporte County Historical Steam Society Inc. Corporate Office 1362 E. 1000N, Laporte,Indiana 46350-8646 Email www.hesston.org (http://www.hesston.org) Has a Browning Steam Crane on RR car which they load logs on Labor Day Weekend at their show. I have watched many times You can check with them with questions. If you Email me your email address I send you a picture. My address is www.hoptoman@aol.com (http://www.hoptoman@aol.com)
Thanks Bill

[Tom Berry]

Browning did build steam excavators and cranes under a variety of names, including The Browning Engineering Company; Browning Manufacturing Company; Browning Steam Shovel Company; and Victor Browning & Company. They had offices in Mansfield and Cleveland, Ohio.

[TEDV]

Hi Terry I have an ad for The Browning Co, Cleveland, Ohio in a 1927 magazine that shows a 1918 Browning steam locomotive crane at work. I guess this dates the company at least from 1918-27. If you give me your email I will send scan of ad. Ted tsv678@aol.com

[TEDV]

Correction. Magazine is 1920. Ted